It was never a bad experience.
Making big slurping sound eating soup, shedding tears eating wasabi, drooling at chicken teriyaki, dining at Japanese restaurant is sooo much fun.

But there was also bad experience though. In America, things tend to be oversized, including sushi. When you are eating big slice of raw fish that might be a nice thing, but if you have to eat the whole plate, well, take a deep breath before you place the order.
Thinking about all the raw thing going to your stomach.

There was this one time two of us ordered two regular sushi for dinner, yet we didn't expect we were gonna have this hella of fish. It turned out we had to bring one order home, and next day, when they weren't fresh as they should, we deep fried them and had fish lunch. This was big combo, clam, scallop, shrimp, tuna, salmon, mackerel, octopus, you name it.

Dining in the states could have fun, but ask before you order, you might get the wrong idea:)