Megu Modern Japanese Cuisine

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  Good sushi. Lobster rock roll and king crab roll were good. Tuna pizza had way too much avocado and was mushy. Worth ordering.

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  Posted on 07.10.13 Justin B.

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  Went here on my birthday with some high hopes. I'd heard a few OK reviews, nothing stellar, but considering how close it is, I thought I'd give it a shot. Now I wish I'd saved my money and not wasted my time.
  
  The service is absolutely abysmal. It took almost 25 minutes for my fiance and I to even be asked what we wanted to drink. Our waitress was impatient, and frankly, pretty uncaring. More than one request we made was completely ignored, and she never actually checked on us, we had to grab her attention each time.
  
  The decor was alright, but far too busy. Be prepared to stare at the one TV that constantly displays different pictures of the food they offer as you wait forever for even a morsel to appear. I also saw multiple tables supported by pieces of stacked cardboard. I expect better for these prices.
  
  The food itself was pretty varied. The back of the house seems to really know what they're doing, our appetizers, soups and salads were amazing. The rock shrimp tempura was possibly the best I've ever had, sweet, perfectly fried with a pleasing kick that didn't overwhelm the flavors. The sushi however was a different story. The eel in both mine and my fiance's dishes was FAR past fresh, and tasted both gritty and dry. And the calamari roll I ordered, thinking it an interesting and fresh idea, had clearly been remade from someone else's order.
  
  Another point is that they're prices just don't seem to make sense. My fiance ordered the volcano roll, which is spicy tuna, a small piece of avocado, and a drop of sriracha. The spicy tuna roll by itself is only four dollars, so how does the tiniest sliver of avocado and sriracha jump it up all the way to ten dollars? And when I asked for cream cheese to be added on to a roll, I was charged an additional two dollars a roll. That's a fifty cent, one dollar addition at the very most, not two.  
  
  Overall, if I ever did find my way back here, I would stick with back of the house dishes only, the sushi bar just doesn't seem to know what it's doing. And with Yama being right across the street, I just can't find any reason to come here.

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  Posted on 06.13.13 Dennis P.

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  Had been contemplating trying this new Japanese place for a while now, and tonight we finally said why not, and ordered.
  
  We got habachi for dinner, steak and shrimp. They tasted good, but the meat was ordered medium rare and given to us well done, so that was one star knocked off, and then when we went to pick up the order, I tried to strike up conversation with the staff but they seemed disinterested and cold.
  
  Will definitely give it another shot, but for right now, I'd say OK food with average service. Yama is a safer bet across the street and down some blocks.

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  Posted on 06.12.13 Jake W.

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  I was tired of Yama and took a chance on a new restaurant and I'm glad I did. The interior is sparkling clean and tastefully decorated, though we chose to sit in their outdoor seating area on Atlantic ave. the service was quick and courteous and most important delicious. I ordered the tiger shrimp, spicy crunchy tuna roll and california roll--it had that crisp fresh taste in sushi that is hard to define, but you know it when it's not there. As a sushi addict, i ordered the same thing (they're my favorite rolls) by delivery and it was lightning fast (literally arrived in under 15 minutes) and was just as scrumptious as the night before. As an avid afficionado of sushi I recommend this place highly. The slip said "mordern Japanese restaurant" which is obviously a misspelling, but I thought it was funny.

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  Posted on 06.11.13 John S.

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