Duo Modern Japanese Cuisine & Hibachi 175 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

"It used to be good. It wasn't a great New Year dinner. It took 15 minutes to be noticed or acknowledged (even having reservations) despite several servers being in the large, open, nearly empty bar room. The hostess finally seated us at a tiny table in the dining room after she cleaned the two-top, took silverware off of one of many clean, empty four-top tables, gave us menus, and left to take photos of the large table that she obviously knew from the hugs, conversation, and drink order deliveries that I observed her make while we waited for water or even a server. When I watched the hostess finally tell a server she had to take our table (the young girl looked very much in opposition), she stopped at other tables in the room, spun in circles, looking around the room, and finally came to ours. She didn't want to take a drink order till we ordered food, and after whispering something while pouring a quarter of a glass of water for us, she turned quickly to leave, stating, "I will give you a minute with the menu." Mind you, we sat for 20 minutes and had been in the restaurant for 40 minutes. There was only another table of two, a table of three, and a table of 8 in the room; two servers (counting the hostess who took over the table of 8) and a ton of empty clean two and four-top tables. When the drinks came, she set down a glass serving bottle with the ice in the chamber vs the ice pod, an unopened sake bottle, and no cups, and left very quickly. I fixed the serving bottle myself by dumping the ice into my water and scooping it into the pod with my fork while waiting to ask the waiter for something to drink out of. When she finally came, she did not know the carafe, with a spout, wasn't a cup. After she got our cups, the cooked octopus appetizer arrived quickly. It was cold and rubbery. The ponzu was still good, even at room temperature. The entree? The Ikura sashimi wasn't fresh, but the sushi was passable. The next time I want sushi, it won't be from Duo, especially with an all-you-can-eat establishment in town with better service, a better atmosphere, comparable food, and much lower prices. Maybe it was the tattoos?"

"As I was passing by, I decided to go in and was surprised to see how spacious it was and how modern the decor was. The Out of Control roll and the Angry Dragon roll were chosen. I was delighted to find them delicious and highly recommend them. The menu is well designed and offers a variety of choices. Also, the bartender service was very good and the bartenders were very friendly. There is no doubt that I will visit this restaurant again the next time I visit Saratoga."

"Everything was amazing. My family and I really enjoyed ourselves. Rich, one of the waiters, kept everyone happy. Nellie, the bartender, helped us when my sister wasn't feeling well. She was phenomenal. The whole staff was great. Thanks again for everything."

"Had a great dinner here yesterday! The rock shrimp was incredible and the drinks and sushi were perfect too! It was my first time here and I was so pleasantly surprised by how great everything was! They also brought me fried ice cream with a candle for my birthday, so sweet"

"Food is always incredibly phenomenal from here. We ordered several different things to try and they were all amazing! This was our first time going in to eat here, we usually order them off of Grubhub. We definitely recommend! The only reason why I didn’t give full five stars is because when we first came in, the hostess seemed miserable and acted like we were a burden for coming in. She warmed up after a while but seemed absolutely miserable and it made us feel really uncomfortable. And when we asked for the check, we were still munching on some stuff and talking but the waitress stood over us waiting and then asked for our payment as we’re still eating..."