Scales and Stones - Should I stop going?

Posted by Jikuu, March 21, 2009 at 9:26 PM

Dear fellow Serious Eaters,
I am not certain how I should handle myself, if I should change my habits at all, regarding a certain restaurant or future restaurants.
My husband and I frequent a particular Japanese restaurant for anniversaries. We went on Thursday, and while enjoying a wide variety of raw fish concoctions, I found a fish scale in the spicy tuna roll. I let the waitress know, but there was no compensation, nor was any requested. I let them know because any other diner may run into a scale and may find it disturbing.
I went back today because my relatives came into town and enjoy the restaurant. I ordered some nigiri, and in the sushi rice, I bit down on a small rock. I was slightly discomforted because, had I been faster on the chewing, I could have damaged a tooth. I let the waitress know, again did not demand any compensation, yet she offered a free dessert without any prompting.
Both times, I have not held any disrespect or ill will against waitress, sushi-ya, or restaurant, but I feel a bit worried that I ran into such inedibles lurking in my food so close between outings. Should I continue to frequent this restaurant? Should I have made a bigger fuss about it, or should I have not brought it up at all? How should I approach any future incidents of such nature? Any and all constructive comments are greatly appreciated. Thank you.
-Tshilaba

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