Should i give it a chance?

[Anonymous No.4511820]

Hey /ck/

A new sushi restaurant opened up nearby, and i'm considering going there. The yelp reviews have been mixed, and i'm not sure if i can take this place seriously.

Opinions?

Pic related: It's their signature roll, (spicy mayo, chili oil, flamin hot cheetos, spicy tuna, cream cheese, and topped with crumbled cheetos)

[Anonymous No.4511824]

here's a link to their menu. It all seems so contrived, like it's trying too hard.
www tokyo-playground com/order-online

I mean, the girls are cute, but the reviews say they're all stupid and food-ignorant.

[Anonymous No.4511842]

Try a California roll, yellow fin shishimi, smoked salmon shishimi, and unagi.

They're low-intense flavors and good for beginners.

[Anonymous No.4511846]

>>4511824
I would not eat at any place with waitresses like that.

[Anonymous No.4511852]

>flaming hot cheetos
>slutty waitstaff

I'd give it a miss, unless they serve beer and you're going there for a party. Sounds like the Hooters of sushi joints.

[Anonymous No.4511854]

>>4511846
You don't like Hooters?

[Anonymous No.4511857]

>>4511824
>girls are cute
>image of curveless slutty white girls

You need to raise your standards a bit.

[Anonymous No.4511863]

Wait, the place is called Tokyo Playground? They couldn't even find a single fucking asian girl to pose in a picture or something? Jesus, this sounds like the single most douchey place I have ever heard of.

I'm not a sushi snob or anything, I mean, I hardly ever eat the stuff, but just the sheer frat-boyishness of this place has my head reeling.

Goddam.

[Anonymous No.4511867]

>>4511857
did not say hot, stunning or gorgeous. I said cute. which is probably 90% from the outfits. I also don't expect to go to this place in order to pick up hooters girls.

>>4511842
I'm no stranger to sushi. And i don't consider california rolls to count.
From what i saw, the salmon nigiri is floppy, and they make what they call "japanese nachos" covered in ground maguro and tobiko.

>>4511852
They do serve beer. And have a full bar. The reviews say it turns into a nightclub after 7pm, and on fight nights they charge a cover at the door.

[Anonymous No.4511877]

>>4511867
>eating at a nightclub

Enjoy your mediocre food

[Anonymous No.4511880]

am i the only one that noted they put fuckign cheetos on sushi?
why

[Anonymous No.4511882]

>>4511867
>fight nights
You're seriously considering going to a place that broadcasts UFC shit?

This is a turning point in where your life ends up. Choose wisely.

Also,
>reading yelp reviews at all

[Anonymous No.4511879]

>>4511854
the skimpier the waitress outfits are the lower the quality of the food is

and the worse the kitchen sanitation is

and the higher the prices are

You're better off just going to a real restaurant and browsing internet porn on your iPhone while waiting for your meal.

[Anonymous No.4511884]

>>4511880
No asshole, I mentioned it too, here: >>4511852

Read the thread before you post.

[Anonymous No.4511894]

>>4511882
i was considering it, but after your input, i realize that my first instinct (too contrived, trying too hard) was right.

[Anonymous No.4511961]

>>4511879
Enjoy eating a quality dick, faggot.

[Anonymous No.4511965]

this menu is total bonehead-tier, you're clearly a putz for even considering this place.
Great Job

[Anonymous No.4511967]

>>4511820
I fucking love flamin hot cheetos.
Worst case situation: you wont take it seriously, none of the food with be authentic in anyway, but you'll probably enjoy your food

[Anonymous No.4511971]

[Anonymous No.4512041]

God damn this is taking white-people-sushi to a whole new level. I thought cream cheese, mayo, and gimmicky sauces were bad, but holy shit they put it all in one roll and then added Cheetos.

>i'm not sure if i can take this place seriously.
Are you fucking serious? Even supermarket sushi is more proper than this.

[Anonymous No.4512048]

>>4512041
white-people-sushi is right.

i just saw the P90X roll.

[Anonymous No.4512056]

Why did they have to piss all over the brilliance of simple, refined sashimi/sushi?

Mayo? FUCKING POTATO CHIPS?

[Anonymous No.4512066]

>>4512056
>Why did they have to piss all over the brilliance of simple, refined sashimi/sushi?
Substandard ingredients and marketing toward an ignorant demographic. I mean, look at the waitresses. This restaurant screams "Douchebag Central".

But my god, those rolls. I don't even know how someone comes up with these flavor combinations.

[Anonymous No.4512071]

>>4512066
they obviously got their cooking skills from chow.com

now i'm craving a peanut butter sriracha cilantro sandwich.

[Anonymous No.4512073]

>>4512056

... corn chips.

[Anonymous No.4512089]

i honestly thought this thread was a troll thread, that menu is hilarious.
Seriously OP, don't go there.

[Anonymous No.4512093]

>>4512066
This guy pretty much sums it up.

But, then, you can't blame them for having bad ingredients, especially if their geographic location limits them to fresh produce.

Had similar experience at a new sushi place around my place. Used lots of mayo, mustard, and ketchup.

It was okay, but understandably different from proper sushi place.

[Anonymous No.4512100]

I will always try this type of place. Sometimes you find some interesting experimentation regardless of how it markets itself. Not saying it will be good, but Id rather try this type of stuff myself.

[Anonymous No.4512104]

>>4512093
geographic location limitations?
this place is twenty minutes east of San Francisco. It's not exactly a one horse town in north dakota.

[Anonymous No.4512110]

>>4512104
>twenty minutes east of San Francisco

Well, in that case, look it as a pseudo-sushi place.
I'm sure some people like it. Especially those friends who despise fish, but want to try sushi (yeah, I have some of them "friends"...)

[Anonymous No.4512138]

C....Cheetos? What abomination of god is this?

[Anonymous No.4512141]

>>4511820
>Pic related: It's their signature roll, (spicy mayo, chili oil, flamin hot cheetos, spicy tuna, cream cheese, and topped with crumbled cheetos)

pfffffffttttttttahahahahhaah

What will you silly americans come up with next?

[Anonymous No.4512147]

If you don't have the fish don't try to make sushi

[Anonymous No.4512150]

If it weren't for the cheetos, I could ALMOST take this roll seriously.

[Anonymous No.4512151]

>>4511824
www.tokyo-playground.com/order-online/

Did you really have to make fill in the periods?

[Anonymous No.4512157]

>>4511820

That's way too expensive.

Find a small tempura shop (most places have them around in malls et cetera) and get some tempura+bubble tea if you want to weeb out so much, you'll be much happier with what you get.

[Anonymous No.4512163]

>Charlie Sheen roll

[Anonymous No.4512177]

>>4512110
>twenty minutes east of san francisco
>hooters themed sushi
God damn, I can just see my dad telling me about this, he's always on the east coast

[Anonymous No.4512252]

I lost at the Dragon Balls.

GG Tokyo Playground.

>>4512048
>>4512141
White-American-Piggu-Sushi-Rolls

[Anonymous No.4512276]

>>4511820
>cream cheese

Ugh, not a knock against the place, itself, but I don't care for philly in muh rolls.

Sounds kinda gimmicky, otherwise. Just a mouthful of generic spicy on your tuna roll. Any other examples?

[Anonymous No.4512277]

>>4511857
says the fat neckbear from his basement lair.

Not that they are supermodels, or anything, but come on, mr. "sharp elbows".

[Anonymous No.4512281]

>>4512277
>neckbear

[Anonymous No.4512331]

>>4511820
>Dublin, CA
For fuck's sake, you should know better than to buy any "ethnic" food there

[Anonymous No.4512392]

overcompensating for what is most likely terrible rice and terrible fish

[Anonymous No.4512418]

I was going to suggest trying the place out despite the horrible sounding cheetos roll (what?), but then I started reading the rest of the thread.

I don't know you, probably never will. But I can't let you subject yourself to this.

[Anonymous No.4512420]

>>4511852
I'm with this guy. I wouldn't go anywhere that has cheetos on the menu.

[Anonymous No.4512423]

>>4512104
San Fran has Asian people so I don't know what they think this shit will fly with people. Are the owners retarded?

[Anonymous No.4512443]

>>4512423
>implying all asians are autistic nipponese who insist on jiro-level control freak fundamentalism at all times

I'm "asian" (filipino from the bay area) and I enjoy non-traditional sushi. Same is true for my chinese and indian friends. The fact that a restaurant serves non traditional sushi isn't automatically a problem. Of course, sometimes it's terrible but the same is true of traditional sushi restaurants.

[Anonymous No.4512453]

>>4512443
People don't consider Filipinos Asians. They are barely human.

[Anonymous No.4512459]

Hey OP, I live in the area too.. This place is priced pretty high.
And a cover charge on any night to get into a restaurant/wanna be hooters/bar?

[Anonymous No.4512464]

>>4512453

I don't necessarily disagree, but you left out the Chinese and the Koreans and all the rest.

Most Japanese live in San Jose anyway. Typical white people thinks that we all eat with chopsticks and use moon runes to communicate.

[Anonymous No.4512467]

>>4512453
philipinos are the most powerful race in the world

[Anonymous No.4512495]

>>4511820
>Should i give it a chance?
After reading the menu and seeing how the waitresses dress, no.

sage because you actually had to ask that question

[Anonymous No.4512534]

>Kobe Sliders(3) - $17.95
>implying the fucking beef was flown over fresh from Japan
Oh god, here we fucking go. You can get this same exact thing at Krystal or White Castle for under a dollar each. I promise the quality won't be much different.

[Anonymous No.4512833]

This is their only picture with food in it, seems like they are more proud of the girls, than the food.

Probably better than hooters.

[Anonymous No.4512837]

>>4512833
>tattoos
>barf

[Anonymous No.4512858]

The tattoos don't bother me. But they all look like strippers in the harsh light of morning.

Also, that tray of... Beef slices? ...looks disgusting.

[Anonymous No.4512871]

>>4512277
What are you going on about?

They're overly skinny, curveless, hooters rejects. I don't find white or asian women attractive, especially this type.

Fuck off and stop projecting.

[Anonymous No.4512875]

>>4512443
>bilibino
Nobody cares what you do as long as you keep it clean.

[Anonymous No.4512883]

>>4511842
>www tokyo-playground com/order-online
Lol bro it's sashimi.

[Anonymous No.4512886]

>>4512443
>bilibino
Nobody cares what bilibinos do or think, sorry friend.

[Anonymous No.4512899]

>>4512871

they don't have amazing bodies but the only thin one is the girl in the middle

[Anonymous No.4512914]

Has anyone noticed how the girl on the far right seems to disappear even though you can see through the arm of the girl next to her?

[Anonymous No.4512920]

>>4512914
that's just shadows.

what i do notice is the girl on the far left isn't fooled by the costume bullshit.

[Anonymous No.4512930]

>>4511820
>It's their signature roll, (spicy mayo, chili oil, flamin hot cheetos, spicy tuna, cream cheese, and topped with crumbled cheetos)
> America
top fucking lel

[Anonymous No.4512931]

>>4511971
best post by far

[Anonymous No.4512947]

>rolls
>CHEETOS
>MAYO
>CREAM CHEESE
>MORE CHEETOS

in my sushi

fucking dire. burn it to the ground

[Anonymous No.4512955]

>>4511867
>"japanese nachos" covered in ground maguro and tobiko.

That - that sounds actually kind of OK. Not "buy it in a restaurant OK", but "make at home when you're high" OK. I might try it.

[Anonymous No.4512956]

>>4511867
>fight nights

Sounds like the real Dublin, Ireland. Only you don't have to pay to fight there.

[ChefAnon !R9aboRROXI No.4512975]

> Flamin' hot cheetos

Is nothing sacred anymore?

[Anonymous No.4513013]

>>4511971
i miss this meme

[Anonymous No.4513039]

It's called fusion you stupid faggots. No different then you americans eating shitty tex mex or those food trucks that make "korean" hot dogs. Your culture bastardizes every culture of food, why is japanese so special

[Anonymous No.4513050]

>>4513039
Why are you so mad?

[Anonymous No.4513066]

>>4513039

Because Japanese food is already great.

[Anonymous No.4513074]

Those ladies are not waitresses, they are ACTRESSES GODDAMNIT

>Tokyo Playground is searching for Energetic & Exceptional Talent to play the part of a Playground Girl! We are hosting a Casting Call for the roles of Tokyo Playground Servers, Bartenders and Hostesses!
THEY ARE PLAYING A ROLE, THEY ARE ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS AND THEY DESERVE YOUR RESPECT.

I think the only one I'd do is the brunette, top middle - because tits. The black chick's OK but what the fuck is wrong with her face.

[Anonymous No.4513087]

>>4512423
i think they might be.
www facebook com/TokyoPlaygroundDublin/photos_stream

[Anonymous No.4513095]

>mfw thought OP was trolling
>mfw when not

[Anonymous No.4513278]

>>4513074
That's just to get around the EEOC laws regarding hiring waiters. Hooters had to fight a lawsuit a few years ago by a guy who didn't get hired because he was a guy and therefore no tits. So, these places make it clear that they aren't hiring "waitresses", they are hiring "entertainers", because as "entertainers" the establishment can hire based on appearance and thus discriminate against fatties, the disabled, and men.

>fml I am a guy
>fml my tits are bigger than some Hooters girls'
>fml I can't work there because I have a penis
>otoh
>mfw I have a penis
>mfw

[Anonymous No.4513286]

This place is an abomination and must be destroyed. I call upon the legions of the faithful to wipe it from the face of the earth.

[Anonymous No.4513293]

>>4511842
Please refrain from mentioning spicy tuna rolls and/or California rolls while visiting /ck/. Although you may not be aware of this (although I think you are), many people posting on 4chan are not accepting of these things.

Therefore, referring to your taste for eating spicy tuna rolls can be highly offensive to others, as they visit /ck/ to have fun and intellectual discourse, not to be reminded of other people's bad taste (as perceived by society).

I hope you remember this in the future and refrain from using any key words that can be construed as suggesting that a spicy tuna roll is real sushi. It really is not that much to ask and will prevent threads from degenerating into flame/troll disasters.

Some of us also choose to eat Kampyo Maki and our decision to eat a small roll between proper tastings of nigiri-zushi is not in and of itself a badge of shame. The inherent superficial and highly opportunistic behavior of Chinese and Korean "sushi" peddlers is not attractive to every gaijin, and therefore we do not have to be constantly reminded of your kind while on /ck/. It is not necessary and can be considered, "disgusting trashfood" (a very just term).

Thank you very much,

- /ck/

[Anonymous No.4513296]

>>4513293

Here you go.

[Anonymous No.4513304]

>>4513296
haha thanks

[Anonymous No.4513308]

>>4511842
>>4513296
>getjirodecapitation.jpg

[Anonymous No.4513319]

>flamin hot cheetos
>crumbled cheetos
>sushi

What the actual fuck?

[Anonymous No.4513438]

>mayo
>cheetos

Don't forget to bring your american-sized ketchup bottle

[Anonymous No.4513478]

>>4513438
But, in fact, the Japanese themselves use mayo in all sorts of unexpected ways.

I say OP should go, order inari sushi, tamago sushi, and miso soup, and see if the waitresses are pleasant. And get out before the fighting begins.

[Anonymous No.4513486]

>>4511820
Haha, that sounds fucking awesome.

I predict searing hot weeaboo rage in this thread.

[Anonymous No.4513666]

Shit, that place is literally 10 miles from my house.

I guess I'm going to have to go there at least once.

Seriously dude, there's much better sushi around. Like if you want super Americanized, try Little Mad Fish in San Ramon.

[Anonymous No.4513704]

>>4511820

>an actual place of business selling something with crushed up cheetos on it

Sounds like someone has a manager/chef who thinks doing stupid shit makes it unique and edgy.

ASIAN NECKBEARD FUSION CUISINE

[Anonymous No.4513755]

>>4513666
Go forth, Dark Lord Satan!
Eat, enjoy.

And think of all the huttburts in this thread wringing fedoras in frustration over the 'defiling' of a culture that isn't even theirs!

[Anonymous No.4515373]

i may try to make this at home.

[Anonymous No.4517718]

>fiesty & fiery, shes topped with spicy mayo, chili oil & cheetos crunchy flamin hot & full of spicy tuna, cream cheese & even more cheetos crunchy flamin hot

[Anonymous No.4517785]

I know this is a troll thread, but...

I really don't understand why people want to say "I like sushi" and then eat overly complicated stuff like this, drowning in sauce/mayo. This entirely misses the point of sushi. What makes great sushi good is its simplicity. But these "sushi" lovers don't want that, they want an overly-expensive snack. Why not just buy some pizza rolls if that's what you want?

[Anonymous No.4517835]

ok, enough about obvious Hooters sushi.

how do you spot fake sushi shops that require a little more thought?

ex: if there's even one thing Chinese, Korean, Thai, etc. on the menu, you know who's running the place

[Anonymous No.4517846]

>>4517835
I wouldn't necessarily discount a sushi place if it's run by non-Japanese. I've had some pretty damn good sushi that was made by Koreans. And it's also nice being able to have kimbap when the mood strikes you.

[Anonymous No.4517864]

Is it true they make you wear a bib for tuna?

[Anonymous No.4517868]

>>4517864

[Anonymous No.4517874]

>>4517864

[Anonymous No.4517930]

>>4517785

same reason people like Chicago pizza or general tso's chicken. it tastes good if done right, and not everyone has a 9 foot pole up his ass. but if you want to live your life to impress some imaginary food police, your loss.

[Anonymous No.4517963]

>>4517930
Chicago pizza and general tso's make sense to me, though (not a fan of Tso's, too sugary, but I understand it). I cannot fathom what is so appetizing about Americanized sushi. The simplicity is the appeal of sushi. It's not about SACRED NIHONJIN TRADITION. As I said, this stuff is just pizza rolls with rice in it. Why not save yourself some cash and get the Totinos?

[Anonymous No.4518003]

>>4517930
>if you want to live your life to impress some imaginary food police, your loss.
This is true, but it does miss an important point. Dishes like Chicago pizza and General Tso's chicken are clever American ways of turning commonplace ingredients into something indulgent. Top quality fish, like a good steak doesn't need any help to be indulgent. This is why items like steak and sushi inspire a level of purism about them. Fucking with them seems kinda criminal.

Borderline silly American sushi rolls are a good way to turn lesser quality fish into something delicious, just like making a burger is a good use for lesser quality beef. So the difference between eating such rolls and traditional sushi is pretty much like the difference between eating at a burger joint and a good steakhouse. One can enjoy both, but they are very different experiences.

[Anonymous No.4518312]

>>4518003
>top quality fish

I think you missed the point of this kind of thing. nobody makes a spicy tuna roll out of top quality fish. it would be a waste of ingredients. "real sushi" and silly dragon rolls can coexist. I suspect the people complaining about it live somewhere that has no sushi so they feel the need to make the most out of the rare opportunities to eat it. for that matter the same is probably true of the steak nazis.

[Anonymous No.4518327]

>flamin hot cheetos

I'd pass on this one.

[Anonymous No.4518333]

>>4518003
sorry my mistake I see that is exactly what you said. stupid small mobile display. sage for double post

[Anonymous No.4518375]

>>4518312
>I suspect the people complaining about it live somewhere that has no sushi so they feel the need to make the most out of the rare opportunities to eat it.
That could be true. Also people who are afraid they're getting ripped off often are the ones who make the biggest show about claiming to know their shit.

[Anonymous No.4520425]

>>4518327
B-but, it's whimsical Anon.

[Anonymous No.4520427]

>signature roll, (spicy mayo, chili oil, flamin hot cheetos, spicy tuna, cream cheese, and topped with crumbled cheetos)

nope. it's shit. go to authentic japanese sushi restaurant. run by koreans.

[Anonymous No.4520445]

>cream cheese
Fucking gross.
How do people eat this shit in sushi? It's even invading 'authentic' sushi joints now. Get that shit out of here.
>mfw every fucking know it all pleb I've ever known has ordered sushi with cream cheese

[Anonymous No.4520510]

>>4511820
100% gimmick
Avoid like cancer