Ebishura Sushi - VESTAL

Came here on a Tuesday night with 3 friends after one insisted on having Budae jjigae for dinner. I was reluctant because my first experience here, I was much disappointed by food and felt like it didn't justify the price. Scrolling down, I saw a lot of complaints about the service but the two servers that helped my table were very friendly. We came in around 9pm and they close at 9:30pm so my group had intentions of inhaling our meal and just scram. When it came closer to 9:30pm, one of the servers came to check up on us and told us we were free to stay till 10pm... which was a pleasant surprise. They also let us get separate checks and pay with card which I also appreciate because a lot of other places won't split the checks for people. After this experience here, I see myself coming back here more often. Overall, service and food was great second time around. I ordered kimchi jjigae and the weird thing is that they used bacon in the soup instead of pork belly which most other kimchi jjigaes I've had have.

I mean the sushi is good enough for Binghamton, honestly, but the bibimbap (pictured) was actually pretty good. Would seriously recommend getting it in the hot bowl.

I know this place isn't the best for taste or presentation and sometimes (depends on the server) their customer service is pretty terrible. Despite all of this, I am a constant customer of Ebishura. But, can someone explain to me why a glass of hot tea is $2? Most Asian establishments offer FREE tea. If you're going to charge for hot tea, at least provide some good tea thats actually HOT.

Great conveyor belt sushi experience. I went during half-price sushi on Monday. Tip 1: You must take advantage of the Monday and Wednesday half-price sushi. Their regular price is expensive! Tip 2: Get there early, like before 5:30pm, otherwise be prepared to wait! Tip 3: Skip the regular rolls and get the specialty rolls. They are worth the extra price. Oh, and get the tempura shrimp, Tip 4: Try some Korean dishes. I had the spicy pork bulgogi and it was on par with the ones I had in NJ/NYC. Tip 5: Don't be surprised when you get the bill. We all tend to eat more when everything is half-price :

We've been here many times before and always had mediocre enough experiences to go back. The sushi is hit and miss. The Korean food is good. If you eat off of the conveyor belt a lot of times the hot items have been there for so long that they are cold. We brought it to their attention last time we were there and they told us they would re-fry it for us. So they re-fried my half-eaten spring rolls so I got burned, but warm food. Also kind of gross to put food someone has already touched and maybe put into their mouth into your fryer that you fry other food in. We went there today and we were waiting for a table. Once our table was cleared another group walked in and right in front of that they walked that group right to our table. Before they had even sat at the table I told the guy that they just gave away the table we were waiting for and he just shrugged his shoulders and did nothing. We waited another few minutes and I talked to the owner whose reaction was just to shrug his shoulders and ask what I wanted him to do. Service here has always been disjointed and slow, and the food is mediocre at best, but until today the owner has always been very pleasant. After this we won't be back.