For dinner last night, Brian R. and I went to Sushi Express, which is known for its inexpensive sushi offerings. The sushi was so-so. It was not fresh enough to satisfy the picky taste of mine. But knowing that bad sushi is after all compelling food, the dinner was still better than the regular food that I eat. While checking Citysearch for their review on the Sushi Express, I saw that the restaurant scored a 9.0 on the review. I am curious what other factors beside taste were used to judge a restaurant in their resturant review? I just don't see Sushi Express scoring an almost perfect score on any restaurant review. Not that I have anything against Sushi Express but it is hard to believe that Sushi Express is in same league as Fugakyu and Ginza, 2 fantastic Japanese resturants in Brookline but scored only a 9.1 on Citysearch. Another problem I seem to have with the rating system with Citysearch restaurant reviews is that the scores tend to be inflated. When I rate restaurants, I do consider other factors such as atmosphere and price, but with a strong skewing towards food taste - the pertinent criterion. If I am doing the judging, Sushi Express scores a 6.0 from me. But to be fair, sushi, more than any other food, is highly dependent on the quality of its ingredients. It may be hard to serve good sushi with the kind of pricing that Sushi Express is offering. So I would still recommend that place for sushi but only if you are on a shoestring budget.
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