sushi blue

friendly service. my wife and i were greeted by our waitress who had a huge smile on her face and was very friendly and welcoming. the burgers here have been voted best in utah before so i chose the burger with bacon and cheddar. my wife got the chicken lettuce wraps. my burger was flavorful and juicy. the bacon was cooked perfectly. i don't know that it's the best burger in utah but it was definitely deliscious. the lettuce cups were also prettygoodand filling.

amazing. i had the opportunity to have my birthday lunch here. it was far and away the best sushi i have eaten. the staff was beyond helpful and friendly. once they found out it was my birthday, they served us a sinfullygoodchocolate bread pudding. the tuna turner is divine, as is the snow dance. both were simply outstanding. the mike thai son was also delicious. we also had the ika salad, and cucumber salad. i cannot say enoughgoodabout this place. we will certainly be coming back.

really poor, never going there again.... i used to have sushi at the same location as sushi blue is now, although i can’t remember what it was called then. the food wasgoodand reliable.
i’ve eaten at sushi blue a few times since then and have been...well, not that impressed. however, loving sushi and the convenient location at the kimball, i decided to give it one more try.
this is what i experienced:
the hostess was prompt in seating me, as it was early. during my experience, i listened/watched as she coughed and hacked, obviously having a cold or something, all the while hoping that she had not touched anything i would be eating with or on.
my server was nice enough, although it was very hard to get his attention once he had taken my order. i asked for water with no ice and a slice of lemon, he promptly returned with my request. i didn’t notice until i was finished with my meal that the lemon had been sitting in the bar set up next to the cherries and was stained with the color of it....not to mention that the lemon slice was waaaay past it’s prime. it was repulsive....i didn’t drink any of my water, of course.
when my sushi arrived it was displayed well, but tasted a bit ‘off’. having a very sensitive mold ‘radar’, i detected a bit of a moldy taste on my ginger. i didn’t eat it. the last bite of the unami roll also tasted of mold, i believe it was due to the rice.
in retrospect, i should have gone with another restaurant choice and in the future will not consider sushi blue an option.

service so inconsistent they can't be trusted. 10% of the time service is good
85% of the time the service is "we couldn't care less" but the food is good.
5% of the time the service is - arrive, sit down, wait 15 minutes, ask for service, wait another 8 minutes, and then walk out due to no service.

shame - because the food is good. but shabu and other places locally servegoodsushi without the gamble with the service. can't go back there again - was there with my wife & two kids... the kids think that 23 minutes plus for service is kind of unacceptable.

really disappointing. our first time at this restaurant, and what a disappointment. i had read that the service was poor, but it was ok. it was the food that was so disappointing. we tried the crab-and-avocado sliders...way too much bun, and the crabcakes weren't crabby or crispy enough. the pad thai was terrible (so vinegary it wasn't edible). and the ramen broth in my soup was almost tastleless. fyi, the two others at our table had the chickenburger and hamburger with fries, and they liked their dishes. but it says something that the favorite dishes at an asian restaurant were burgers. and they told us that they were discontinuing the beef hamburger shortly. the icing on the cake is that the pricing is at a level that you expectgoodfood...not three strikes!

20% tip add automatically. my sister & i ate lunch there on saturday.

service was very slow. there were only 2 other tables of people in there but our waitress seemed to be non existent. she took our drink order & didn't come back for agood10 mins. we had another server come over to take our order again. both seemed very put out to be working.

food- the edamame was verygoodfor the first layer, nice & warm withgoodseasoning but after the first layer it was cold. almost like it was warmed in the microwave. the rolls were pretty tasty but really overpriced for a lunch roll.

now for the part that i was upset about. we got our ticket after much waiting & we wanted to leave a cash tip. so i filled out the ticket for the price listed, put a zero on the tip line & signed the receipt. we left the tip on the table. it was 18% of the total amount. which i thought was fair. i usually tip 20% but because of the service i felt justified. the next day i notice a charge on my card for the amount plus 20%. they ran my card for more than i signed without even mentioning this on their receipt. i called concerned but the manager was not in nor did they ever call me back. luckily i was credited the tip amount back but be aware they do this. watch your bank account to make sure you get credited back if you do not want to leave a 20% tip.

all in all i will not be going back there.

if you have never heard of sushi blue, you would be correct – as it just opened at the redstone center in kimball junction.  in fact many of the staff, management were held over from the restaurant’s form instance as hapa grill.  in fact, they even kept their same telephone number. the decor was slight adjusted for the blue theme – a big blue wall was painted, light covers were replaced – however, the rest of the establishment remained virtually unchanged from the hapa instance.  we felt that was agoodthing.  we were warmly greeted, and seated – we went fairly early on a sunday – and we had the run of the place. the restaurant appeared to be very clean, the staff were very courteous and attentive to our needs.  our server was kate, and she was fantastic. we ordered a tasters menu – to where my wife and i shared each plate.  this is a helpful tip when you might be only slightly hungry, or if your not quite sure of the food – and don’t want to spend your en

had big expectations, but it fell very short. poor service and poor attitude from the waitress. is it normal for the child to get their entree after everyone has finished theirs?goodfood, but do not get the blusher, it is not that good. owner tried to make it right at the end.

verygoodfood and service. the scallops with hawiian salsa are amazing!