My girlfriend and I, and 2 of her children all went here for the Concept Dining (All You Can Eat Sushi and Apps). Â We had a $20 coupon which we gave to the waiter right away because it needed to be activated. Â 1 child is 12 y/o, and the other is 4. Â The 12 y/o is supposed to be charged $15.95 for the Concept Dining, and the 4 y/o $9.95. Â They ended up charging us for 3 Adult Concepts at $28 each, and 1 child Concept for $15.95, PLUS they threw on a 20% Gratuity!!!! Â The service was GOD-AWFUL!!! Â They had 2 wait staff on, and there were only 2 tables, us and 1 other table!! Â Out of boredom, my gf's daughter was timing how long it took our waiter to come to our table between each round. Â 7 minutes one time, another 11 minutes, another 14 minutes we sat there waiting for more sushi!!! Â Thing is, he would have the smallest bit of sushi each time!!! Â 1 piece of this, MAYBE 2 of that, and a few pieces of California Roll. Â So, between 3 of us eating sushi, that would last 30-60 seconds??? Â Again, we were the ONLY TABLE THIS WAITER HAD!!!!! Â Keep in mind, the sushi didn't come out right away, first there was the buttery Miso Soup, and salad, then the appetizers. Â Finally, after sitting there for SOOO long, our 4 y/o was getting too antsy, we had to leave. Â How long do you expect him to sit there, right? Â Well, we think because it was slow for them AND we had a $20 coupon, that is why they treated us this way. Â No way in hell did our waiter deserve a $20+ tip!!!!!!!! Â Funny thing is, when he first bought us our check, he forgot to include the coupon AND the gratuity!!!!!! Â After we bought that to his attention, he took the check, bought it back to us for the same amount!!!! Â $20 off for the coupon, $20.89 added on for a gratuity!!!! Â WTF?????? Â Between eat in and take out, we frequented this place AT LEAST 2x a month!! Â For a bill that came to over $100 BEFORE COUPON AND GRATUITY, we deserve to be treated better than this!! Â NEVER AGAIN. Â Hey Red Ginger, you do realize that you are not the only sushi place in town, right?
Review Source:This place sucks. I'm in here right this second, for like the 4th time trying to give it another shot. The sushi is always extra slimy an tastes old....like theyd been sitting in the fridge since the night before. I'm about to order something away from the sushi menu, hopefully it's as good as everyone says!
Review Source:I went here with a few friends for the sushi buffet a few months back, and the service was pretty good, as was the food.
As for the second time, I was gravely disappointed. My boyfriend and I went back, and I had my heart set on the all you can eat sushi buffet again. Our waitress started off friendly enough, but the longer we stayed, the more sporadic her visits to our table became. At one point, sitting there with an empty plate, she was 4 feet from our table, completely ignoring us while carrying on a conversation with her friends. Needless to say, we got fed up and left. The sushi is okay, but I would rather go to Yobo.
Looked sketchy on the outside, but inside is clean and well-maintained, though very dark (the lights were off throughout the restaurant for some reason). Â There were two servers when we visited on a Saturday - a man (very friendly and helpful) and a woman, as well as the owner/manager. Â My wife has several food allergies, and our server (the man) was great about helping us get food she could eat.
Food was very good - we had 3 types of maki (rolls) and the angel hair rice pasta with chicken. Â Recommended.
Absolutly love this place. Concept dining is great. Always a great selection of fresh sushi. The Chicken meatballs are amazing. We always ask for more of those. Â If I were to have to say a negative it is that there are no free refils on soda, but the food and the atmosphere are super!
Review Source:This review is coming from someone who is local and has had the Red Ginger "experience" numerous times and tried a multitude of menu items.
Let me at least start off with the one positive attribute that this establishment has. The wait staff is very friendly.
Now on to the rest............
1. The sushi is not fresh, at least fresh from my standpoint. I eat sushi at least once a week, and can think of at least 6 places within a 15 miles radius that far surpass in the quality department. Staying with the sushi for a moment. Have you ever heard of a restaurant charging you for leaving behind the rice on a piece of sushi?! (this is in reference to the concept dining, of course). I am almost laughing as I write this bcs it is so absurd.
2. It is always ridiculously cold in this place.
3. They charge $3 extra for brown rice and it is basically for a cup. Not that most people eat more than a cup of cooked rice with their meal but $3! And this is coming from a person who has NO problem spending money of food, obviously.
4. I have gone the "take-out" route from them, many a time, and have only had my order NOT screwed up twice.
5. Back in the "old days" it used to be called Chopsticks and they just served basic chinese food. It was darn good. Same rule applies: If it aint broke......
And two website critiques: Â You tell ppl on your website that lunch is 60 minutes and dinner is 90 minutes. #1. you spelled dinner incorrectly and while most of us folk won't or don't dine for more than that, during those hours, it is somewhat of a turn off to see that you would hold someone to a time limit, especially when they are a paying customer.
Thanks for reading.
Although the staff is friendly, and the interior decor pretty unique, I was never very much impressed with the food. I have been here twice, once to try their concept dining (all-you-can-eat sushi, with small plate appetizers and soup), and the other time to try their spicy ramen. The taste and quality of the food is not authentic at all. And believe me, I've had my fair share of delicious Japanese cuisine.
Concept Dining:
- The ginger sauce salad was okay... I've had better.
- The miso soup was standard, although the serving size was tiny...
- The various little appetizers weren't bad, some were okay while others were more tasty. Each plate usually ranged between 4-6 pieces.
- They had a wide selection of maki and nigiri; however, the quality of the raw fish didn't taste fresh. The rice was also not packed together tightly and easily broke apart.
- Overall, the experience was mediocre. The waitress was always polite to ask if we wanted more of anything, so you can pick and choose your favorite. However, I wasn't a fan of the serving style... after the initial sushi platter, your refills come from a large plastic tray, which is quickly placed onto the empty platter by the waitress' gloved hand... not very elegant and somewhat messy...
Spicy Ramen:
- Definitely not worth $8-10...
- It was very obvious that the ramen, and even the soup base, was straight out of a packet. I didn't need to pay an extra $7-9 for a bowl of ramen that I could have easily made at home.
- The toppings were meager. A few tiny bak choi and two small shrimp tempura... disappointing.
I guess, due to the owner not being Japanese (I think he's Taiwanese?), you're better off ordering the non-Japanese dishes from Red Ginger. Otherwise, if you're looking for authentic Japanese cuisine, I'd go elsewhere.
I wasn't impressed with this place but I guess if you don't like Sushi you probably should opt for some place else. Â While I read reviews before I got to the place I have to guess those that loved the place also ordered Sushi.
The place looks like it's abandoned from the outside in the daytime but it actually is beautiful inside. Â Menu seems arranged ala carte style unless I just didn't read it right. Â I ordered pork fried rice and wings that came out to just over $12 while the same dish costs only $6 at the local Chinese restaurant. Â Again, I think this place probably shines for their sushi service which I had not tried. Â I was told the concept menu was $35 per person with tons of food (but I don't like Sushi).
I know, what the hell was I doing there if I didn't like sushi right? Â Well I do like to eat out and wanted to try something new figuring they'd have something to appease those that don't like sushi and though they did it wasn't all that great. Â My rice was hard and the wings ok.
If you're finicky like me you probably should visit this place with caution but if you like sushi I'd say knock yourself out and indulge that concept menu.
It's all about the concept lunch! Â My father and I go about once a month, the appetizers are great, the salad dressing is amazing and light and perfect, and the sushi idea is great. Â You can even ask for certain rolls if they don't have what you want. Â For roughly 16 a person, you can't beat it!!
Review Source:I don't really like sushi, it freaks me out mostly because I'm afraid I'll get heart worms or something freaky. I ordered wings. Double fried and delicious. My coworkers got all you can eat sushi and while the orgy of mass fish ingestion and burping was starting I left in a hurry.
Get the wings!
OK, the other two guys went on about the concept menu, and that's what attracted me to Red Ginger. Â Who wouldn't like all-you-can-eat sushi? Â Yay!
So we went up for lunch one day. Â I wanted to be amazed, but there were some blemishes on our experience. Â Some observations:
1. It was freaking cold in there. Â I spend a lot of time in cold places, and am pretty warm-blooded, so if I am cold, you know it's cold. Â My wife, her sister, and my two little girls were freezing.
2. The waiter, while friendly enough, had a couple annoying habits. Â Would disappear for long periods of time (and it wasn't a busy time at the restaurant), and was constantly was reaching over people's food/plates when he was delivering food. Â Not like reaching in between people, but right over the plate. Â Uck.
3. This is not for you if you are in any kind of a hurry.  Getting the waiter initially took 20 min.  Getting the drink order, another 10 min.  Ordering lunch, and until we saw the salad, another 20 min.  Appetizers?  Yet 20 more min.  Sushi? 20 min.  Now I appreciate not being rushed, but this is ridiculous.  The time between one order and  the next "concept" order was 15 min as well.  I guess if they were bringing out a ton of sushi for 4 people that might be fine.  This brings me to the next point:
4. The "concept" is kind of stingy. Â So we had 5 people eating, and when you ordered sushi, they would hand out 4 pieces. Â Hello?! Â
OK, those were the complaints. Â On to the food:
Sushi was OK. Â Nothing to get too excited about. Â The concept sushi was pretty standard fare, and you could ask for certain things (cali rolls, cucumber rolls, philly rolls, different nigiri pieces), but nothing too exciting.
The appetizers were good, but suffered from the same stingy complaint as the sushi.
The salad was good, mainly thanks to the dressing. Â I'm not a huge citrus fan, but I liked the dressing.
We didn't get dessert, not because we had been stuffed, but just ran out of time.
I hope we had a mediocre experience just because we were there at lunch on a weekday instead of dinner on a weekend. Â Would I go back? Â Maybe.
I'm a huge fan. The sushi is very fresh, and the menu well-balanced; if members of your party prefer Chinese or "cooked" Japanese, they have you covered while you enjoy their ridiculous variety of sushi. Everything from the common stuff to their own specials, futomaki to topped rolls. The staff is fun and relaxed, the "concept" dining is plentiful and varied, and the lunch dollar menu is perfect!
This is exactly what I look for in a good restaurant - great food, good service, and a convenient location...
Rob R's review pretty much is exactly, word for word, what I was going to write. Â My wife and I went here for our 5th wedding anniversary (Yes, we went to Newburgh on PURPOSE) and the Concept Menu is very, very cool. Â Take notice that this is probably the only all you can eat sushi north of White Plains.
The salad was crisp and fresh with that amazing ginger dressing embedded with orange zest. Â Never had the dressing taste like sunshine before. Â It was light and just the citrus smell was like POW to my senses.
I had a Sake Pomegranate Cooler for my drink and it was beyond my expectations. Â If I didn't drive; I would've easily had 6 of them, hands down. Â I can't even remember what my wife had. Â Nope.
The appetizers are a sample of most Asian cuisines. Â You're getting the seaweed salad and sushi, of course, so Japan is obviously covered.
Dumplings and spring rolls. Â China: covered.
Kim chi and Spicy Cucumber Salad aka Oi Muchim ( ) Â Korea is COVERED baby.
There's more to it, but let's move on. Â Like I said earlier, Rob R. covered Red Ginger from head to toe. Â Willis Williams is not giving you any breaking news on this. Â Red Ginger is great. Â Our waitress was great. Â The food was great and Tony the Tiger is in my house, right now. Â
The dessert menu looked amazing but we had NO ROOM for any of it. Â You think you eat tons of sushi when ordering a boat? Â You are WRONG on all counts. Â I left here with a major case of the ITIS and I can't eat any sushi for at least ten days or I will OD. Â
If you were thinking about going to Red Ginger, why are you still reading this? Â The review is over. Â Turn the PC off and go...now.
Red Ginger is something that Orange County really needs... somewhere to go for all you can eat sushi.
Once seated at Red Ginger, you're given a menu. You may order ala carte off their normal menu or opt for the "concept." The "concept" is all you can eat sushi which includes various appetizers and soup and salad to start. There is no buffet bar at Red Ginger. You will be served sushi throughout your "session." For dinner, a session of the concept costs $24.95 and is limited to 90 minutes. It's unclear if the 90 minute time limit begins when you order, when you get served your soup and salad, or when you're served your first portion of sushi. At any rate, you will be well-fed. So, unless you're able to eat an incredibly unhealthy amount of sushi, 90 minutes should be more than enough time. A lunch version of the concept is available for $14.95 with a 60 minute time limit.
The first thing you're served after ordering the concept is miso soup and salad with a citrus dressing. Both were pretty standard, but the miso soup is meant to be sipped from the bowl. No spoon is provided.
After the soup and salad, an onslaught of little appetizers came from the kitchen. There were 10 in total, though they are very small. The last time I got served food in this manner was at a Korean BBQ. I really like this kind of thing. There is some kimchi, seaweed salad, a couple dumplings, a spring roll, some sort of meat balls, soba noodles, broccoli with a garlicy sauce, and boneless spare rib pieces. All these things were about as good as you would get at a chinese take-out. That's fine because the presentation makes up for the relatively common nature of the appetizers.
The sushi comes next. You don't get to choose what your initial plate of sushi will have on it. That's fine for us since we will eat anything a place like this will serve. In other words, things aren't going to get that adventurous. There are a couple pieces of tuna, salmon, and yellow tail. Some cucumber roll, and tuna rolls wrapped in pink and orange wrappers were also served initially.
This wasn't wowing us in terms of quantity or rice-to-fish ratio. Fortunately, the fish-to-rice ratio is in line with similar all you can eat sushi joints and the quantity issue was soon rectified. Only about 5 minutes after we got the first serving, our server came back with two large trays of assorted sushi and rolls. More of the standards were included as well as some more interesting rolls. Dragon roll, spider roll, and things like that were now available to us. There was no limit to what we chose from the large trays. We just pointed out what we wanted, and our server happily placed them on our platter.
This isn't the best sushi in the area. But, when in the mood for mass quantities, you can't really ask for much better than this. You get great service, a large variety of appetizers, and all the sushi you can eat (within the time limit). We never felt rushed and thoroughly enjoyed our meal.
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