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Review: The Sushi Zone(Restaurant)
Posted: Nov 30 2004, 03:22 AM
Review of The Sushi Zone
Street: 75 S. San Tomas Aquino Rd. #1
City: Campbell
Phone: 408.866.1324
Type of Cusine: Japanese
Description: The Sushi Zone is a casual fusion style Japanese restaurant in
both food and ambience. Not just a Sushi restaurant, the Sushi
Zone's fare includes Udon dishes, Bento boxes, and a special
Lunch and Dinner menu.
Review Title: Beautiful, but Boring Unless You Want Sashimi
Overall Score: 7
(Overall Satisfaction: 6, Value: 8, Quality of Food: 6, Quality of Service: 8, )
My Opinion:
I'll have to try this place again. I was so ready to love it right from the start especially with it's fusion of traditional Sushi bar interiors with a much cheerier brightly lit open space design with lots of windows. Then I met our upbeat and excitable waitress and I was ready to declare this place a favorite.
Well, the experience ran on high all the way until the exact section that I actually had a bite of the sushi. It even looked gorgeous just as the review from the Metro posted on the window advertised. The ingredients were even very fresh and tender with the exception of the tempura in the roll which was curiously limp like it had been refrigerated all day. I get the feeling that the tempura being stale was an unusual occurrence, so i won't hold it against them, but it was just as well because the roll was kinda bland.
It's a shame to me that a place that had put so much attention into the physical restaurant experience couldn't come up with a more imaginative menu of rolls. If you're the kind of person who loves Sashimi or prefers less complex Sushi rolls, this place is perfect for you. It's clean, pleasant, courteous, and inexpensive.
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Street: 75 S. San Tomas Aquino Rd. #1
City: Campbell
Phone: 408.866.1324
Type of Cusine: Japanese
Description: The Sushi Zone is a casual fusion style Japanese restaurant in
both food and ambience. Not just a Sushi restaurant, the Sushi
Zone's fare includes Udon dishes, Bento boxes, and a special
Lunch and Dinner menu.
Review Title: Beautiful, but Boring Unless You Want Sashimi
Overall Score: 7
(Overall Satisfaction: 6, Value: 8, Quality of Food: 6, Quality of Service: 8, )
My Opinion:
I'll have to try this place again. I was so ready to love it right from the start especially with it's fusion of traditional Sushi bar interiors with a much cheerier brightly lit open space design with lots of windows. Then I met our upbeat and excitable waitress and I was ready to declare this place a favorite.
Well, the experience ran on high all the way until the exact section that I actually had a bite of the sushi. It even looked gorgeous just as the review from the Metro posted on the window advertised. The ingredients were even very fresh and tender with the exception of the tempura in the roll which was curiously limp like it had been refrigerated all day. I get the feeling that the tempura being stale was an unusual occurrence, so i won't hold it against them, but it was just as well because the roll was kinda bland.
It's a shame to me that a place that had put so much attention into the physical restaurant experience couldn't come up with a more imaginative menu of rolls. If you're the kind of person who loves Sashimi or prefers less complex Sushi rolls, this place is perfect for you. It's clean, pleasant, courteous, and inexpensive.
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Posted: Jun 6 2007, 06:41 PM
Review Title: Great sushi, okay service
My Rating: Thumbs Up!
My Opinion:
I love the food and go here often! Sushi is one of my favorite foods -- I could eat it everyday. And this place is conveniently located down the street from me. I haven't sampled much of the non-sushi items but the bites I've tried from my friends' meals were good. My favorite roll is the Titanic. I don't remember exactly what's in it but I think it's basically a California roll with raw fish on top. Sometimes the presentation isn't top-notch (and in Japanese culture, presentation is very important) but the food always tastes great and the price is very reasonable.
The service is not the best but the sushi chef is always friendly. Service is definitely one area they could improve on. I think part of it is the waitress' lack of English skills, and also the fact that in many Asian cultures customer service is a very foreign concept. I've never had them offer to refill my water glass, and I usually need a refill during a meal.
I was reluctant to try this place at first because I think I ate at another place of the same name in Downtown SJ before and it was manufactured stuff that they try to pass off as sushi, much like the stuff you get at Costco, Safeway or Trader Joe's. That stuff is not sushi nor is it palatable. But my neighbor suggested Sushi Zone so I tried it and was not disappointed.
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My Rating: Thumbs Up!
My Opinion:
I love the food and go here often! Sushi is one of my favorite foods -- I could eat it everyday. And this place is conveniently located down the street from me. I haven't sampled much of the non-sushi items but the bites I've tried from my friends' meals were good. My favorite roll is the Titanic. I don't remember exactly what's in it but I think it's basically a California roll with raw fish on top. Sometimes the presentation isn't top-notch (and in Japanese culture, presentation is very important) but the food always tastes great and the price is very reasonable.
The service is not the best but the sushi chef is always friendly. Service is definitely one area they could improve on. I think part of it is the waitress' lack of English skills, and also the fact that in many Asian cultures customer service is a very foreign concept. I've never had them offer to refill my water glass, and I usually need a refill during a meal.
I was reluctant to try this place at first because I think I ate at another place of the same name in Downtown SJ before and it was manufactured stuff that they try to pass off as sushi, much like the stuff you get at Costco, Safeway or Trader Joe's. That stuff is not sushi nor is it palatable. But my neighbor suggested Sushi Zone so I tried it and was not disappointed.
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Posted: Jun 9 2007, 06:22 PM
I've got to update my review of the Sushi Zone. I wasn't too enamored with them the first time there, but I've been there many times since so that must say something.
Posted: Jun 24 2007, 10:10 AM
Review Title: Added comment
My Rating: It's OK
My Opinion:
My experience at Sushi Zone is occasional. My family and I usually go for their sashami (raw fish) dishes. The fish is very fresh and they give generous slices. Presentation is okay, and the service, I would agree with you, could use improvement. Sushi Zone is a Korean run resturaunt and not traditional Japanese. I've found this resturaunt and Futasato across the way on Campbell Avenue are non-Japanese. Though both do make hand made sushi, however, I tend to like Futasato better. It's little more expensive, and I think you are paying for the ambiance and decor with the private tatami rooms and service buttons. Futasato also has a larger menu selection.
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My Rating: It's OK
My Opinion:
My experience at Sushi Zone is occasional. My family and I usually go for their sashami (raw fish) dishes. The fish is very fresh and they give generous slices. Presentation is okay, and the service, I would agree with you, could use improvement. Sushi Zone is a Korean run resturaunt and not traditional Japanese. I've found this resturaunt and Futasato across the way on Campbell Avenue are non-Japanese. Though both do make hand made sushi, however, I tend to like Futasato better. It's little more expensive, and I think you are paying for the ambiance and decor with the private tatami rooms and service buttons. Futasato also has a larger menu selection.
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