Someone wrote: >Shishaya Restaurant at 2 Tyler Street in Chinatown, Boston. (Tyler is The name of the place is "Suishaya", not Shisaya. Don't know whether the error in the name came from the listing or the translation. >I'm wondering if anyone has been to this particular restaurant.. and if >so... any comments? Anyone ever had the buffet here? I have. The "buffet" is misnamed: the sushi is made fresh to order. You fill out a form indicating how many of what items you'd like to have, and it's brought to your table. Some items are not available, I was told due to the season. You can order as many rounds as you like. The fish quality is basically good; not as great as Ginza, but you can certainly get your money's worth. The $25.00 AYCE deal includes a good variety of nigiri sushi and maki. They do indicate no sharing and no leftovers, or "you'll be charged." For my taste, I'd go here if I'm in the mood for a large quantity of decent-quality sushi (I can reach $25.00 at a regular sushi bar in no time), and I'd go to Ginza for smaller quantities but higher quality (and price). If you do go, I suggest ordering in several, smaller rounds, as large orders are more prone to confusion and mistakes. The AYCE deal includes tea and water. They have beers available, and I'm told the Korean food is good too. T.B. [Not actually posted by T.B., because she's relatively spam-free and would like to stay that way. If you want to drop her a note, though, the address should be pretty easy to figure out given that her last name is "Berger" and we read mail on the same machine. BTW, I concur about the fish there; good stuff. The name probably is "Suishaya", as "suisha" is Japanese for "water wheel", and "ya" is roughly "shop, and they do after all have a water wheel motif... --amb]
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