We decide to do the AYCE Sushi and to get a bowl of rice for the baby, as she isn't a huge fan of sushi yet. We are told that we get a bowl of soup as well with our sushi and have three options; Hot and Sour, Eggdrop and Miso. I like this already as each of us has a different type of palette and each of us gets a bowl of the different types of soup. Our soups come out within a few minutes of us deciding and we dig in. Cheri had the Hot and Sour, but as she said they nailed the sour, but not so much on the hot. Sad times, maybe the Eggdrop will make up for the falter. Melody had the Eggdrop and said that it was kind of bland. She is used to Eggdrop having either a slight salty taste or a fishy taste. Maybe the Miso can make up where these two have dropped off. Sure enough, the Miso was actually really good.
On to the Sushi! We had ordered many rolls, some spicy, some regular, some deep fried and some nigri. The sushi came out just as we were finishing our soup, so we dive in and check them out. Everything tasted delicious. The spicy rolls were spicy enough to make you want more, but not spicy to the point of saying you were done eating. Executed to perfection. The deep fried rolls were not soggy or overcooked, but just had the perfect amount of crunch. Everything was the perfect size for popping into your mouth, (which as a side note if the sushi maker makes rolls that are too large for you mouth, it is considered to be an insult in Japan.) Everything seemed to be going perfectly. And we were very happy as we left.
Fast forward about an hour. Melody and my stomach start to make some noise. These are not hunger noises, these are I NEED A BATHROOM noises. Not going into details, I called Cheri after a few minutes and ask her how she is feeling. She as well is having some stomach/tummy issues. So, the experience went from being amazing and happy to sad and displeased.
Overall, this experience was kind of a let down. We had thought that we had found our new sushi place, but have decided that that would be a bad idea. If enjoying an overall experience leads to sitting in the bathroom for the rest of the day, I would rather go somewhere else. Altogether, the price wasn't horrible (roughly 14-19 for sushi depending on time of day AKA lunch or dinner), the food tasted delicious, the atmosphere was peaceful, and service was incredibly fast. All of these things still do not override the fact that we had stomach problems following eating at WG. Would I risk going back, probably not. I would rather play it safe than sorry, personally. Or if you have an Iron Gut, go on in and enjoy what is WG. For this experience, we have all decided to give Wild Ginger 1 Fork out of 5. We just simply wont be going back.
As for what we are planning for the next review, we will be keeping it more American Cuisine with Hickory Kist. A sandwich, soup and salad place on Center Street in Provo. Looking forward to a great meal and some great conversation.
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