Extended a business trip into a little vacation. Girlfriend looked online for a sushi bar near hotel. Sushi nami had many good reviews, so we decided to give them a try. Was skeptical at first since it was in the same building as a Chinese Bistro/Restaurant of sort. How do I say this without sounding biased-too late. Where we come from in Florida there are numerous sushi bars operated by Chinese people. They have seen that so much more money can be made by serving sushi than Chinese food. So now anybody who can roll a few rolls and throw together some sushi is an instant sushi chef. Quality has gone out the window. I can say this because I been a sushi chef for over twenty years. Sushi can be done properly/well by ANYBODY but the key word is properly. Back to Sushi Nami-the menu/wine list was excellent. So whoever set it up did an excellent job. Good variety, some unique items, and some very traditional dishes that only a well trained chef in Japanese cooking would know. Hmm, perhaps my instincts were off this time. WRONG! The kitchen food was terible. The Tempura Udon soup had absolutely no taste. It came with THREE pieces of tempura. One shrimp and two vegetables. The udon will cost the owner less than a dollar-extremely high profit margin item. Get the soup right for GOD sake. If they didn't know the recipe, then buy a book or Google it. We also ordered three rolls-medeocre at best. They were put together okay, just didn't have the right sauces/combination to qualify it as good or great. So we choose the three wrong rolls-I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. I did not complain to the server because it was not her fault. Ate what we could, asked for the check then drove down the street for Chinese food. Disappointed but I hope they make it. Don't believe everything you read. Atlanta is a great city and deserves a good sushi bar. Better mediocre sushi than bad sushi.
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