I came to Sushi Samba with a group of approximately 15 people. I felt that the servers talked us into ordering the $60 tasting menu simply because they didn't want to deal with the hassle of individual orders for a large group. From experience, restaurants where servers do this tend to disappoint.\n\nOmakase is supposed to present the chef's choice dishes and highlight what a restaurant can do, but I don't think the omakase at Sushi Samba featured a great selection. We got an assortment of ceviche, seared and grilled fish, and rolls. The quality of fish was decent but not amazing. Neither the quality nor quantity of food we justified the price. (Having lived in Seattle for several years, I've become spoiled by the wealth of good sushi restaurants here. I can easily think of two places where I've enjoyed much finer $60 omakase dinners.)\n\nThe service was slow. On a positive note, the decor at Sushi Samba is bomb. Great pre-party atmosphere. Not sure it's enough to bring me back though!
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