My wife and i live in shanghai 10 months a year and spend our summers in madison. We went to muramoto looking for fresh, unique, inspired asian cuisine--none of which we found at muramoto. \n\nI could give a course by course breakdown, but i'll save you time and tell you that if you go to muramoto, order off the seasonal, shashimi and small plates menu--NOT the sushi menu. We had to send one roll back due to it reeking like old fish (to the waitress' credit, she took it of the bill).  The remaining rolls, and we ordered 4, were lacking in taste and freshness. \n\nHowever the 3 items we ordered from seasonal menu and small plates were all great (shrimp in coconut milk, scallops, and tuna sashimi).  \n\nEnvironment wise, muramoto is dated and boring. Unless you're really into asian, there are much better places in this city to take a date or spend your money on a night out of celebration. \n\nWish i could go 2.5 stars, but i seriously can't go 3, cause it wasn't \"A-ok\" given the price point.