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I've been going here since it opened, maybe 20 years (?) and it's been one of my standby sushi places. I love the fun music/dj atmosphere and the food has always been decent. However, tonight we ordered the wrong thing and now I'm very disappointed and will never go back. After seeing the other recent reviews I'm thinking it's not just me. We were 4 people and all wanted a variety of sushi so we ordered the Sushi Boat, something I've never had before. The waiter explained that it was rolls, sushi & sashimi and was nice about substituting things we don't like (ie that weird fake crab crap they always try to unload on people who think it's fish) with other fish. The oyster appetizer was delicious. The surprise was that there was no sushi: there were 4 rolls and the rest was sashimi. When I mentioned it to the waiter he snidely said "well do you want some rice?" which is besides the point. I think they purposefully serve the sashimi so you will still be hungry and have to order more food. After $95 for the boat we were still hungry and ordered another roll. Magically, between the time we sat down and the time we ordered more food, the half price special was no longer valid. We were still hungry even after that last roll (only 2 pieces per person in a roll) but just ready to go home. At the end, after 2 sakis & 3 sodas plus one shared dessert incl tip it was $163 for 4 people and we left hungry. In fact, I'm now going to lower my initial value rating on this review as I consider that we spent over $40 per person and were 100% unsatisfied.

ive loved ave a for 7 years strong and last night i was humiliated to have brought friends there - it was honestly embarrassing. they didnt once clean the table, and we had to literally find the waiter to get our order taken. the bill came to $50pp and for that money you should at least get DECENT service. the food was edible but nothing impressive at all. I went to tell the manager how upset i was (really, upset - its my favorite place in the city) and he basically told me the table was sticky bc of saki bombs (which we didnt do). im devastated that my favorite restaurant is no longer, embarrassed to have brought friends there, and pissed the manager was ungrateful and rude. never again, ave a, never again.

I recently went there for the art show...the food was great after receiving it 40-50 minutes after ordering...the waitress was unattentive and slow...the music was just a little too loud...felt like i was at a concert yelling to my fellow diners...what should have been decent volumed dinner talk...all in all it wasn't bad...the service killed it...but the art and friends made it a fun night...

So my friend and I went in to order take-out, and after being told there was a credit minimum of $15, my friend decided to put both rolls on her card and I would pay her back. The hostess then charged the rolls separately, but both on my friend's card [two $13 charges]. She then asked why she had two charges on her card, but the hostess didn't understand what she was asking. I tried to step in and explain things, saying that she put in the orders separately so she charged them separately. [but if she was going to break the credit card rule I obviously would've put my own food on my card]. So I was explaining to my friend that I would give her the cash for mine, and that I would owe her seven bucks. It was at this point that a waiter who was completely uninvolved until this point interjected with "oh my god, it's $7, is it going to kill you?". By now, we were fed up with the service and canceled our order. We were simply inquiring as to why we were charged the way we were, and we were met with a very hostile response. As a paying customer and a manager of a boutique, I know all too well that this is NOT the way you speak to the business that walks through your door. Especially when most of your tables are empty at 9pm.

What can i say ive been coming here for 17 yrs. and i never have a complaint. the food great. The atmosphere awesome. where else your going to eat great sushi and have a DJ both in the middle of the restaurant. Just an all around fun place to bring a couple of friends and down some sake......nice. and ask the waiter u want to do some sake bombs, that gets the party started. Also great for a date. nice romantic vibe. and when its birhtday time i celebrate all my friends B-days here. its just great.

11/17 Saturday night 9:00... 6 of my girlfriends and I went to Avenue A...we had to wait a little while even though we had a reservation bc of a birthday group in front of is. They give out colorful "pimp hats" to their customers with birthdays and play/ sing happy birthday to them. So we got martinis at the bar.. there were about 10 different martini choices..ranging from Lychee and chocolate to Peach, Passion Fruit, Blueberry, and Grapefruit! They were accomodating and apologetic for making us wait. The atmoshere is very refreshing.. its like an artistic pot-head's college dorm.. A huge tree coming out of the wall, eccletic paintings of colorful fish and a DJ playing Techno. The techno didnt really bother us it made for a fun atmosphere. We ordered the "magnum" bottle of Saki which is the better deal if also ordering beers for saki bombing. Most of us ordered the speical rolls which were very fresh and yummy (I recommend the Spicy Boy or Volcano). The people next to us got chicken Terriaki which smelled amazing. Our waiter was on top of it.. which is hard when there are 7 girls drinking a bottle of Saki... Highly recommended especially for the extremly reasonable price. We left at 12:00 and people were still coming in and ordering... its a place I would go to late and stay all night!

I tried this place with my boyfriend a few months ago. I actually don’t like fish much so it was great that they had a lot of rolls with just shellfish. The oyster surprise roll was delicious as well as the spicy seafood tempura roll. We always enjoy our food here and we keep coming back!