Japanese Times Two!

While my friend was visiting we ate Japanese not once, but twice. (And two days in a row, no less!)

Johnny's not a sushi or seafood fan, so we never go out for it. I took advantage this past week!

The first restaurant was in Naperville and even though the food was delicious, the staff and service (besides the awesome sushi rolling man) were HORRIBLE, so I won't be repeating their name. I got the salmon teriyaki box.

Upon being seated, the waitress handed us menus and we ordered. We ate, we talked, all was enjoyable.

Then I was handed my bill.

The $13 price listed on the menu translated to $24.99 on the bill. I was shocked, but flagged the waitress down and very politely and calmly asked what happened.

She turned pretty defensive and rude, telling me that I had ordered off of the lunch menu, but since they are no longer serving lunch I was given the dinner size and dinner price.

We argued civily back and forth for a few exchanges with me trying to make the very valid point that I did not know that she handed me the lunch menu. Therefore, I should not be charged almost double the price I had expected my bill to read.

After going in circles, a herd of waitresses walked over and became defensive, rude, and argumentative to the point of telling me I should have asked if it was the lunch menu and the lunch size portion. That's when my friend and I had to bump the bitch up a notch.

I then sat patiently while they corrected my bill and the nice sushi rolling man politely apologized over the glass and shook his head in disgust at how his co-workers handled the situation.

Restaurant two was in our town and I was excited because the place just opened up in August and I feared I'd never have a chance to eat there!! I also love the name! (Any Office fans out there??)

Inside was absolutely beautiful! Cushiony seats, hardwood, beautiful curtains and fabric! Also, our table had a bamboo heart plant!

My friend got beef negimake. Thinly sliced beef rolled with green onions served with teriyaki sauce. She also had various sashimi and a ginger salad, unphotographed.

I had unphotographed ginger salad and the above shrimp and vegetable tempura. Sorry the lighting is so bad!

My carrot was carved into a beautiful little flower!

I also had a Philadelphia roll (shout out to my cuz!) with salmon, cream cheese, and avacado. Delicious!

Johnny (who joined us this time) had unpictured miso soup and Beef Teriyaki. It was plated beautifully and he ate almost every bite! Only a few veggies were left!

Bottom line?! If you serve me good food, it isn't enough to keep me coming back - you also have to be relatively civil to me too!

Would you ever return to the first restaurant to give them a second chance?