All u can eat sushi
Looking for an All u can east sushi in the Philly region.
I have a 12 year old son with an appetite and a dream.
He has good taste, but will lower our Sagami standard for quantity.
Prefer city or Mainline, but have not found an all u can eat deal.
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Makiman Sushi
7324 Oxford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111
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Try Kotatsu in Ardmore. They have AYCE sushi on Monday and Wednesday. You can sit at a table, but we prefer the sushi bar. You are given a list that has almost all of their normal nigiri and rolls (the toro and uni are off limits on AYCE nights) and you order a few items (or many, if you like) which are prepared fresh; then, when you finish those, you order the next round. The selection is good, and the scallops are the best I've had anywhere. The sushi chefs are very acccomodating and entertaining. My daughter loves eel, and the last time we were there she was handed a gratis eel hand roll because we were arguing about whether or not to order more eel.
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re: drjane
SushiFreak
Jan 20, 2010 05:11 AM
I went to Makiman for the first time this past Saturday. Loved it. Everything was BEYOND fresh and rice was perfect. There's nothing worse than the rice falling off the rolls! Monday nights they have AYCE sushi, FYI!
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Cho Cho in Montgomeryville, Sunday evening $20 all you can eat rolls, from the special menu, about 10 different kinds their good, have done it many times, if you want volume you won't be disaapointed, you can order 3 rolls at a time.
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re: jujuthomas
another thumbs up for Cho Cho we have been going for 10 yrs. They also have excellent fancy rolls, especially spicy tuna sandwich and eel sandwich to me they are the best around, also the park ave and fashion rolls are excellent...when we lived closer we used to make a tradition on sun eves, and the same folks would be there too it was pretty funning seeing the same people for a while, and it was great to be enjoying the all you can eat rolls.
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re: monchichi
Monchichi,
I would highly recommend trying the spicy tuna sandwich at Umai and Fuji. IMO better than Cho Cho's. Cho Cho puts a seasoning on their sandwich that I can't quite place that gives their sandwich a smoky flavor that at first I really liked, but have since lost the taste for.
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I believe Mixx in Chinatown has AYCE nights. The sushi is decent.
I also enjoy Shogun 3 in Haverford, which has half price sushi on Monday & Tuesday nights. That's my go-to place when I'm on a budget because you can get a wider variety, plus choose what you want to eat. This would definitely be my suggestion for you and your son.
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re: hillster
Let's face it, All-You-Can-Eat ANYTHING is designed for volume and not quality. I'm not being a snob. I go to buffets once in awhile and stuff myself silly, but even the best Rodizio like Fogo de Chao is not serving up Prime meat like Morton's.
Sushi is especially labour-intensive and dependent largely on the freshness and quality of pricey ingredients. Do the math.
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grusvag
Nov 9, 2009 12:54 PM
We used to go to Aoi in center city Phila but I hear it's changed it's name to Aki, upgraded the interior and is now limited to Wed and Sundays only for all-you-can-eat. Am eager to check out the new place. $25 for all-you-can-eat. Obviously can't vouch for the new place, but we always thought the sushi was great and the service was fine too.
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Delucacheesemonger
Nov 10, 2009 07:41 AM
On last visit with three hounds, was AYCE every day, all day long. Some items better than others but certainly good enough for return visit. Staff very nice and always helpful.
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RC51Mike
Nov 9, 2009 12:01 PM
How about Minado on Germantown Pike. I was wary of all you can eat buffet sushi but I thought it was good as did a couple more experienced sushi eaters with us. They put out small batches of a large assortment so I didn't think there was sushi sitting out there for hours.
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Minado
2917 Swede Rd, Norristown, PA 19401›6 Replies-
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thehungrything
Nov 9, 2009 06:05 PM
I have to agree with the Meh! rating for Minado. The fish is prefrozen so it is watery, mushy texture, except for the octopus that is overly dense and chewy and all of it is tasteless. The sushi rice is also not good. I have two sons who like to gulp down sushi like it is popcorn and I decided it is still a much better experience to go to a good sushi bar and order the chef's sushi dinner, for about 25.00 or so. It is the same price as Minado, plenty of food, and so much better.
I am not against "all you can eat sushi", I am against bland mushy sushi. I dont think it is better than whole foods sushi, I think it is much worse.-----
Minado
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re: thehungrything
Almost all the fish you eat in any sushi restaurant is frozen and thawed. Freezing the fish aboard the vessel on which it's captured is the norm. Look at the tuna auctions at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo...not a "fresh" tuna to be found. Freezing preserves quality if done correctly.
That said, mushy fish and bad sushi rice are awful.
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re: thehungrything
With the exception of tuna, almost all sashimi has to undergo a period of freezing for no less than 24 hrs. to kill any parasites. This is especially true with salmon, which can harbor worms.
But I agree, Minado serves average (at best) quality fish. The price is only a value if you need to eat twice what you would normally eat at any other sushi joint.
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re: RC51Mike
I was just at Minado last Friday. They have some very interesting rolls and their nigiri fish slices are huge and sit on a smallish ball of rice (perfect in my estimation). It's a couple notches up from Whole Foods sushi in terms of quality. I like this place b/c I leave with a full stomach for under $30. Some of the salads are also very good, but the Korean dishes are pretty bad (which is odd b/c most of the dinner guests tend to be Korean...). Oh, and they have tasty crab legs.
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