Kampai Japanese Steak House

I have been here many times and would summarize it as:
Tapanaki - 5 star
Sushi - 3 star

Today i am going to write about the sushi.  I actually ate in the Tapanaki side with my friends but ordered sushi, I had the tapanaki many times and wanted to try the sushi.  Well it was kinda goofy.  At first they just handed me a sushi ordering form.  Sadly I don't know what roll is what (Ie dragon vs caterpillar) off the top of my head.  So I had to go ask for a more thoroughly explaining menu that listed ingredients. Sadly their site doesn't have anything either...

Volcano Roll - 6.50
A spicy roll with eel and a spicy mayo sauce - very good!  

Spider Roll - 16
Deep Fried Soft Shell Crab.  This was horrible, the first time I got it, it was burnt to a crisp and no meat survived the frying.  I asked the waiter about it and she said that's how it comes and people complain a lot.  Eventually she offered a manager and the manager said that's how it comes but if you want it undercooked I can get you another.  So they did.  It was better but not good at all still.  Very sad.  The most expensive thing and it wasn't that good.

Dragon Roll - 8
Eel as well but not spicy and I think this one was fried as an entire roll.  This was pretty decent.  Not as good as the Volcano though.

Considering these prices, I would think that the rolls would be amazing.  I get the same rolls for cheaper and better made at a sushi house like Sushi Ya or even an all you can eat at Sushi Para.  And I would pay less in both cases for better quality.  So sad :(

We enjoy coming here all the time, but unfortunately this past experience went downhill at the end of our dinner.  The food was GREAT!  The only reason they are receiving one star is because of poor training.  The same person cleaning the grill was also acting as our server at the end of the night.  The bust boy came over and asked if we were done with our dinner.  Before I could allow him to throw away my 3/4 full bowl of fried rice and barely eaten steak and salmon combo, I had to stop him.  As he was packing our food, he shook his head with frustration.  First off, you're not our server.  Second, you failed to ask if we would like to take the rest home.  So don't take your frustration out on us.  

Kampai needs to train their staff better.  Poor training results in a one star.  We plan to return, but they need to train their staff better.  Bust Boy = Bust Boy.  Server = Server.

I enjoyed this as much as I do Benihana.