GINZA??

 One data point from us is that we will never go back.  I am caucasian and
 my wife is Korean-American.  We ate there, and my wife overheard the
 owner/sushi chef talking to other Korean customers/friends in Korean about
 a spicy crab side dish that they can get with their meal.  My wife then
 asked (in english) the owner if she could get some also as part of our
 meal.  He said that he was out of it.  After that, he was then talking to
 the other table in Korean and indicated to them that he had a whole bucket
 full if they wanted more.

 Basically, he assumed that my wife could not speak Korean, and he lied to
 us.  This is completely inexcusable.

 Additionally, the wait staff was pathetic.  Once our waitress dropped off
 all of our food, she never came back.  We ran out of water and had to ask
 the sushi chef for more.  We had to ask a different waitress for our bill
 when we were through eating.  Granted, they did give us 20% off of our
 bill for the pathetic service, but this is bad.

 With regard to the food, some was adequate, and some was really bad.  I
 had a short rib soup, and there was way too much fat left on the meat such
 that an excessive amount was floating on the top.  The mondu and
 California rolls were fine.  The prices were also reasonable.

 Given that experience, we will not go back there until we hear better
 experiences from others.  We prefer Sushi Kim much more.  The food there
 is not quite as good as my wife's mother's cooking, but it is the best in
 town IMHO.

 If you do not mind horrible service, average to worse than average food,
 and the occasional lie, then go ahead and give Ginza a try.  Otherwise,
 save your money and/or go to Sushi Kim.

 Kent

 On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Michael S. wrote:

 > There's a new Korean/Japanese Sushi place on Atwood 1 1/2 blocks south
 > of Forbes called Ginza.  Has anyone tried this out yet?
 >
 > I walked past yesterday afternoon and looked at the menu posted in the
 > window.  Not a wide selection, and it looked like only one lunch sushi
 > item (I presume you could also do ala carte).  A few teriyaki dishes
 > (chicken, beef, fish), a few tempura plates, and a few soba dishes.
 > Lunch prices seemed to be around $7.  An extra couple bucks on the
 > dinner menu.
 >
 > The windows are a bit high, so I couldn't tell if there were many people
 > inside and I didn't want to just stick my head in the door to peak.
 >
 > Sushi is not something I'm inclined to use as a test, but maybe I'll
 > stop in soon for some yakisoba or something.  If so, I'll pass along my
 > thoughts.
 >
 >