Tobiko Japanese Fusion Incorporated

11/10/09

best place to go for japanese

by jgokickass at Citysearch

Tobiko has the freshest quality of sushi and meat I ever had. the atmosphere was superior and the staffs were extremely generous and friendly. I went there for dinner on one of their weekend and the staff were very friendly to explain the details of what I want to order. I just want to tell everyone to come here for the best foods and atmosphere in the whole world.

• Pros: best sushi and kitchen cuisine in town
• Cons: what drive me craving for more?

03/12/07

Slow Service + Unhappy manager == never going back again.

by cegeon at Citysearch

First off, I've been to a variety of Japanese restaurants (Sakura in Chelmsford, Fugakyu and Oishii in Brookline). This ranks dead last. I would not recommend going. Perhaps it was because I went on a Saturday night, but customers were not happy (and quite grumpy)! You can be the judge:

7:20p: Show up to hostess being on the phone.

7:22: Still on phone

7:25: Gets off phone. We tell her we have a reservation at 7:30pm. She disappears w/out saying another word.

7:27: Still no one around to help us.

7:30: She comes back and brings us to our seat.

7:35: No one comes over.

7:40: Hello? anyone there?

7:45: 15 mins later, the manager(?) shows up with an angry face. The four of us are ready to give order.

7:46: We order sushi. Manager goes, "we only have one sushi chef today and there are 4 orders ahead of you, it's going to be a bit." Me: "Is that normal to have one chef?" Manager: "No, but our part-time is sick"

7:47: We still order sushi - Who goes to a japanese restaurant and DOESN'T order sushi??

7:55: Our soup and salad comes. I ordered edamame and still a no-show. How long does it take to whip up edamame??

8:00: No other food comes.

8:10: STILL nothing!

8:30: Edamame finally shows up.

8:45: still no other food.

9:00: boy, we're hungry!

9:10: 8 out of our 9 sushi orders (+ an entree) finally arrive.

9:20: where's our last sushi order?

9:45: finally it arrives!

9:46: female friend examining sushi to find smallest one to give boyfriend

9:47: manager lady: "nothing wrong with it. just eat. it's good" in stern voice and leaves.

10p: they give check.

10:05: we put credit card over check

10:10: still no one picks up our check

10:20: hello? do we actually have to say we're all set?

10:25: Finally someone notices.

10:30: Freedom! we leave restaurant. (3 hrs later!)

Quality of food wasn't that great. Given poor service, go somewhere else!

• Pros: Free Parking
• Cons: Poor Service, unfriendly manager