Godai Sushi Bar & Japanese Restaurant

Reviews about Godai Sushi Bar & Japanese Restaurant

• 3 / 5

  By Ann Hua
  food here ranges from a 2 to 4 [out of 5] depending on what you order, but i'd say that it averages somewhere below a 3. the fish is hit or miss, but mostly misses, based on the sashimi combo the hubs ordered. their avocado salmon roll [sunset roll?] --usually always a winner for me wherever i go-- was especially disappointing. first off, the rice mix at godai is atrocious. i'm not even sure it is really sushi rice with sugar+vinegar because it tasted just like normal rice. my husband received a bowl of it and it was also in my sunset roll. the salmon on the sunset roll was the opposite of buttery and fresh and was for some reason also different from the salmon that came in the sashimi combo. not only are the ingredients here inconsistent, but the menu is also not updated. despite what the menu read, our server informed us that the sashimi combo did not come with rice. the only thing that saved this review from 2 stars was the special roll of the day. it was a riceless roll with a variety of fish and seemed relatively fresh. perhaps it was only decent because it didn't have the faux sushi rice to ruin it. but overall, i'd say that even for the special roll, the taste and quality do not match up to the prices ($10-20/roll). the ambiance at godai is also just average and there was a kid screaming bloody murder half the time-- not the ideal situation for a friday night date. unless godai comes out with some stellar happy hour specials or a new rice recipe, i probably won't be back.
  September 27, 2016
• 5 / 5

  By Zachary M
  Very good food, interesting combinations. Friendly staff, sushi chefs are very open to explaining certain words we did not understand.
  May 26, 2016