"When I came here for the first time, we waited for about an hour for the sushi and I was on the verge of going out. However, I could see that they had a big table that had arrived before us and at least the appetizers came quickly when I had ordered, so I was not completely hungry. I would recommend DEFINITELY to make a reservation if you plan to dinner on a Friday night. They are BUSY and near 10. At 7 there is definitely a dinner crowd and only 2 waiters and 2 cooks. 1 cook makes sushi rolls and 1 makes the sashimi. The sashimi is EXCELLENT and comes faster than the reels that will definitely fill you... so my suggested strategy to get your money worth (approximately $22 a head) is coming with an empty stomach, go ham with appetizers, put this order first, order some reels as you wish and then go ham with the Sashimi. My friends and I did that the second time around and had a great experience. The waitresses are very nice, but you can say that they feel the stress of understaffing... I would recommend the shrimp empura, green tea and red beans ice and salmon for Sashimi. Spicy raw tuna rolls are also very good."