Miyaji, Lake Mary

I tried this Japanese restaurant in the strip mall of Lake Mary Blvd that has the Target today at lunch. It literally left a bad taste in my mouth. Stomach not loving it either. I had a shrimp teriyaki bento box to go for $18 (lunch price). The worst thing was the clear soup. I ate it last and it is still assaulting my tongue. The salad was also bad. Wet greens and a thin, salty excuse for that grated orange dressing. The two shumai were store bought. The fried rice was dry and tough. Seemed like brown rice texture. Little oil and egg. Unseasoned. You HAD to cover it with sweet sauce from the teriyaki to get it down. That dish was sauteed onions and three bulbs of broccoli and six shrimp. They were ok. No chemical/iodine taste. Maybe not bought frozen in a sack from a supermarket. Tough. Over cooked. Medium sized. The four pieces of California roll had the sauce spilled all over them and were topped with some bb looking, hard something or others. I didn't try the other sauces. The menu is too expensive. I didn't choose sushi because of that. The least expensive sushi is $6 for fake crab stick. Salmon, etc is $8. Cheapest roll is $7. They have 14 apps like takoyaki and gyoza. A $50 omakase. Soups, salads and desserts. The place looks great (at first glance). Several gray tones. Black, gold and darkly stained wood. Faux marble and granite. A huge castle mural in gold. Three rows of three groups of tables. A half wall between two of the rows. Most 4s. Three 6s. Four seats at the sushi bar. Small footprint. Cool graphics. Metal screens. Gold wire hanging dolphins. While waiting, I started to notice the shoddy workmanship. Dripped paint and caulk. Untight seams. Beneath the tables it wasn't exactly spotless. There was a balloon nestled in the ceiling. I believe they are open 7D from 11am on. One other couple there. 2 servers in black unis. The guy (seemed Chinese) said he just came from Sacramento where he worked at a place called Miyagi. He said he just fiddled with the name. Didn't the announcer in Karate Kid mis-pronounce the dojo as Miyaji-do? To me, this is the my least favorite Japanese iteration. Give me non-toxic AYCE or a top level, inventive gastronomy. This middle ground is just a poor value prop. And that's when it is done correctly. Opened two weeks ago. I wasn't aware of it ahead of time. I just passed it and stopped. No serendipity in that.