There was a hair in my house salad. The sushi tasted pretty decent, but I’ve had better. For my party of 4, we were also automatically charged an 18% tip - which to me is tacky. (I also wonder if this is done for every customer, or only done for those of a certain demographic, if you know what I mean) We are not a large party. Therefore, it should be up to the customer about how much to tip. I always tip and tip well. But being forced to tip a certain amount (especially for service that wasn’t even exceptional) isn’t really best practice — especially if it’s not communicated beforehand.

Birmingham Sushi Cafe is a wonderful Japanese restaurant with so many options - including a half page of vegetarian rolls! I would highly recommend the Jalapeno Roll for vegetarians. It was just the right amount of spice and tasted fresh! The edamame was good, although I wish it was flavored as I am used to. The vegetable tempura was delicious! It did seem to get busy on a Thursday night so I would recommend making a reservation.