After hearing many conflicted reviews (including the two I read here on Citysearch), I decided to go try Sasaya for myself. A friend and I went together, and shared six different plates and had about two drinks each. The alcohol selection is excellent, but I unfortunately can't say the same for the food. We tasted two extremes within such a short period of time - too salty or too bland. The only saving grace was the saba shioyaki, of which we got another. Our server was pleasant, but the manager on duty was quite annoying. To the restaurant's defense, however, we did not receive any complaints on the amount of tip we left (a little over 18%). It was somewhat expensive for what we ordered, considering there are a number of places in the area selling similar things for less. All in all, an average dining experience. We probably won't go again, but at least we could say we tried.
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