I've had sushi at quite a few places around the twin cities and Saji-ya definitely underwhelmed me. The server didn't show up for 15 minutes after seating, he forgot part of our order, brought me a beer without asking for it and then didn't come back to give us change without having to hunt him down. As for the sushi, the seaweed was chewy and tough, the slices of nigiri unagi were undersized and lacking in sesame, the sockeye rolls were tiny. There was absolutely none of the presentation nor elaborate creativity that make Fuji-ya and Kikugawa fun to eat at. I was prepared to drop the $75 on a sushi dinner for two but I expected to leave feeling like I had been treated well and that the details were looked after.
Pros: it is in St Paul
Cons: no creativity, below avg food, bad service
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