Sushi 9

So, under Mom's request, she wanted to go to an All You Can East Sushi, since Tokyo One near us had closed.

I know what you are thinking, like I did, and that's when you shutter the thought of All You Can Eat, especially Sushi.

Well, after checking around, we came to Sushi 9, be sure you get the location correctly, this is on Mason Road, not by Pin Oak.

We walked in, fully expected frozen tables to keep sad sushi cold.  BUT NO!  Nothing of the sort, as a matter of fact, it looks pretty like any other sushi restaurant in the area.  Bar, Sushi Bar, tables, kitchen, hostess stand.  Wait, where's the All You Can Eat part of the scenery? 

We sat down, and were given menu with no price.  But a big banner across that said, there will be a surcharge of 20% for any wasted food.  Now, that's interesting.

First, we ordered a Rainbow Roll, and I ordered an Unagi Handroll.  So far, pretty normal.  The rolls were made to order.

Well, the BBQ Unagi Fried Rice looked interesting, and as it arrived we realized why they do the surcharge for wasting food.  It came in a regular rice bowl size.  But don't worry, they did not skim on the ingredients.  There are chunks of unagi, rice, eggs, onions, and veggie in there.

Our fried items arrive next: Cheese Puffs (it as really hot, fresh out of the fryer).

Sweet Potato Tempura - Let's face it, it's the only thing I want from the dish anyhow.  I liked that it's lightly battered, you're not eating mouth full of batter when you pick this up.

Tempura mushrooms, 'cause why not?!

Ordered a piece of mackerel, and it was way fishier than I like my fish.

Salmon Roll, that's pretty normal besides the aesthetics.

Got the Curry Beef Rice, again came in a rice bowl portion.  But don't be fulled, it has alot of stuff in it, not enough room for rice.  I mean, there are a bit of rice at the bottom, but then it's veggies, then fried egg, then the fried beef piece, then the curry.  It's all there, just compressed into a small bowl.

For weekend, lunch is $20, and you order as you go.  Again, they do emphasize the 20% surcharge for wasting food.  Drinks are extra, not included.  And as we were about to go, our server asked if we want ice cream.  Well... I'll be fooling myself if I did that.  But they are available should you have room in your tummy.

From what I read other reviews, dinner is $25, and they do get a few more items that is not available at lunch.  Again, drinks are extra.  I will say, our servers are nice and attentive, even if it's not their table, they still make sure we got what we need.   

If it's like that, everything is called to order, I wouldn't mind.  That said, the quality of food is no different than any other American Japanese restaurant around town.  It will pass the mustard, but not super excel in any particular way.  But if you think about it, some of these places by the time you order what we did, it would've been more than $20 per person, easily.  So, that's not a bad deal.  However, if you have a big family, you're going in to the $100 for a meal.

Sushi 9

1830 S. Mason Rd

Ste 150

Katy, TX 77450

281-391-8898