If you sit up by the bar at Daruma sushi, and order ala cart items and talk to the chef about how beautiful his work is, he will sometimes start to give you things to try for free. More than one time me and friend have been given things to try after racking up a big bill and a bunch of compliments.

 

What??!?!?!!? Are you fucking kidding me?

I don't know how much sushi you eat, but I average a $20 bill every time I go out to eat sushi and still leave a bit hungry. Spending a few extra bucks to have a full blown buffet with appetizers is good enough for me.

Sounds like you need to stick with places like Misako...

 

or Food Court Sushi

 

We tried them 2 weekends ago. While the presentation was very nice the food was lacking. Nothing had any flavor. We order 4 different rolls and some sashimi and it all taste the same - like plain rice.

My favorite so far is Nagoyas in Chesapeake. There sushi is great and the prices are decent.

 

I tried the Sarko at the mall today, and while not the best Sushi, you can't beat the prices when you need a shopping break.

 

wow lets see here..

$25 ---> Buffet
$1.50 -> Drink
$2.65 -> Tax
$4.38 ->15% Tip

$33.53 ----->TOTAL

you just spent almost an extra $10. Dude eaten great sushi all over the world. $25 for buffet is a lot to me. .....(no i havent been to Japan though)

 

What are the prices like?

 

I don't think I ever even get out of lunch for less then $25 at a regular sushi place. Usually, sushi/sashimi combo, ala carte item, drink, tip. Lets face it there are two things you don't do when you go to buy sushi.

1. You don't expect to get out cheap.
2. You don't expect to leave full.

 

You got one of those right. Which is having a cheap bill.
I always order a seaweed salad and 3 rolls so I always leave full. Usually i'll spend about $60-$70 (for 2) for food, drinks, tip. I always tip my Sushi artist above 15%.

 

I got two California Rolls for like $3.50ish. It was the daily special. My room mate got some shrimp thing for a similar price...

EDIT: It was like $6. haha I forgot I split the California Rolls with Jimmy, and I had to pay for a drink...so yea, about $6.