Figured it's about time for me to pig out on $25 AYCE sushi at Atami in
VA. Soooo I drive half an hour to get there. It looks like it's been
closed for a while. It as well as several adjacent stores was empty
and bare.

Too bad. Now I'll have to drive twice as far to pig out.

James wrote:
Figured it's about time for me to pig out on $25 AYCE sushi at Atami in
VA. Soooo I drive half an hour to get there. It looks like it's been
closed for a while. It as well as several adjacent stores was empty
and bare.

Too bad. Now I'll have to drive twice as far to pig out.


You need a Todai. You can pig out for half that price at lunchtime,
and good quality stuff too. ****ed me off when they closed the one in
Phoenix. They should just have moved it to a more appropriate
neighborhood. People should consult with me before they do anything!

That Todai in Phoenix was in a horrible location. I think the first time I
went to that shopping mall I gave up and ate somewhere else because they
didn't an entrance in the mall area itself. I parked in the back lot so, I
did not see its entrance facing the street. What in the heck were they
thinking when they put it there?

For a chain type operation, I don't understand why they don't put one in
near North Tucson and another in Phoenix along Baseline road. Heck, one
down the street from Fry's Electronics would get a huge business from the
people crossing over from their weekend shopping to AYCE Sushi.

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James wrote:
Figured it's about time for me to pig out on $25 AYCE sushi at Atami in
VA. Soooo I drive half an hour to get there. It looks like it's been
closed for a while. It as well as several adjacent stores was empty
and bare.

Too bad. Now I'll have to drive twice as far to pig out.


You need a Todai. You can pig out for half that price at lunchtime,
and good quality stuff too. ****ed me off when they closed the one in
Phoenix. They should just have moved it to a more appropriate
neighborhood. People should consult with me before they do anything!

anon wrote:
That Todai in Phoenix was in a horrible location. I think the first time I
went to that shopping mall I gave up and ate somewhere else because they
didn't an entrance in the mall area itself. I parked in the back lot so, I
did not see its entrance facing the street. What in the heck were they
thinking when they put it there?

I think they got a screaming deal from the property because
it was an upstairs location in a strange spot.

It was also shaped funny because it was crammed into that
space.

I wasn't impressed enough - especially with the sushi - to
go back.

For a chain type operation, I don't understand why they don't put one in
near North Tucson and another in Phoenix along Baseline road. Heck, one
down the street from Fry's Electronics would get a huge business from the
people crossing over from their weekend shopping to AYCE Sushi.

As too-upscale as the Biltmore location was, that neighborhood
would be too-downscale. Todai looks like it tries for a slightly
upscale sort of image. It would probably work well in one of the
other malls, though.

--Blair

anon wrote:

That Todai in Phoenix was in a horrible location. I think the first
time I went to that shopping mall I gave up and ate somewhere else
because they didn't an entrance in the mall area itself. I parked in
the back lot so, I did not see its entrance facing the street. What
in the heck were they thinking when they put it there?

For a chain type operation, I don't understand why they don't put one
in near North Tucson


I live in Tucson, and would be very happy never to see a Todai here. My
single experience with Todai was poor and I have no desire to repeat it.

For $19.50 at dinner (less at lunch) Tucson has two locations of Sushi Hama,
where you get all the sushi you can eat freshly made for you at the sushi
bar. It's certainly not the best sushi I've ever had, but it's good, much
better than Todai, and at the price, a bargain.

--
Ken Blake
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....Todai looks like it tries for a slightly
upscale sort of image. It would probably work well in one of the
other malls, though.



Yeah, they seem to like a moderately upscale shopping mall - but not a
yuppy heaven like the Biltmore Plaza - and they also want a good
customer base of local Asian population which did not exist at the
Biltmore. They also seem to be quick to shut down their restaurants
that aren't doing well, Phoenix is not the only one. They must lose a
LOT of money if the restaurants aren't always busy - and the last time
I was in the Phoenix place it was very empty. If they hire me, I'll
tell them where they should build one in Phoenix, namely somewhere down
around Dobson in Mesa-Chandler, like that big shopping mall between
Dobson and Alma School, south of Southern. That should be just about
perfect for them - or maybe another mall in Chandler. I'm afraid that
Tucson wouldn't have large enough Asian population for them. But I
don't know if they are interested in opening up again in cities in
which they have already failed. I don't think so.



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My limited Todai experience in Phoenix was better overall then the AYCE
sushi in Tucson. Maybe I haven't found the right AYCE in Tucson yet.

"Ken Blake" wrote in message
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anon wrote:

That Todai in Phoenix was in a horrible location. I think the first
time I went to that shopping mall I gave up and ate somewhere else
because they didn't an entrance in the mall area itself. I parked in
the back lot so, I did not see its entrance facing the street. What
in the heck were they thinking when they put it there?

For a chain type operation, I don't understand why they don't put one
in near North Tucson


I live in Tucson, and would be very happy never to see a Todai here. My
single experience with Todai was poor and I have no desire to repeat it.

For $19.50 at dinner (less at lunch) Tucson has two locations of Sushi
Hama, where you get all the sushi you can eat freshly made for you at the
sushi bar. It's certainly not the best sushi I've ever had, but it's good,
much better than Todai, and at the price, a bargain.

--
Ken Blake
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anon wrote:

My limited Todai experience in Phoenix was better overall then the
AYCE sushi in Tucson. Maybe I haven't found the right AYCE in Tucson
yet.


Where did you have AYCE sushi in Tucson?

I never ate at Todai in Phoenix, but I did in White Plains, NY. That single
taste of Todai was enough for me, and I won't go to any of them anymore


--
Ken Blake
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"Ken Blake" wrote in message
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anon wrote:

That Todai in Phoenix was in a horrible location. I think the first
time I went to that shopping mall I gave up and ate somewhere else
because they didn't an entrance in the mall area itself. I parked
in the back lot so, I did not see its entrance facing the street. What
in the heck were they thinking when they put it there?

For a chain type operation, I don't understand why they don't put
one in near North Tucson


I live in Tucson, and would be very happy never to see a Todai here.
My single experience with Todai was poor and I have no desire to
repeat it. For $19.50 at dinner (less at lunch) Tucson has two locations
of
Sushi Hama, where you get all the sushi you can eat freshly made for
you at the sushi bar. It's certainly not the best sushi I've ever
had, but it's good, much better than Todai, and at the price, a
bargain. --
Ken Blake
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Ken Blake wrote:

"I never ate at Todai in Phoenix, but I did in White Plains, NY."



That one's closed already, it didn't last long! Ken must not be the
only one who hated it!
Todai's website says they are planning a future opening of a new one in
- uh - May 2006 - in Korea restaurantville on W. 32nd Street in
Manhattan. I guess their plans for a new one on Long Island fell
through too because there's no mention of it. There are also a number
of privately owned Todai's that call themselves something like HB Todai
(the one in huntington beach, CA), and another one I went to a month or
2 ago someplace else in in CA. Maybe White Plains has morphed into one
of those. I've found them to be much inferior to the real Todais.