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The Mary Sue
Gisselle Hernandez

Chicago woman goes on sushi date with man. Then they get to the restaurant—and she realizes how badly he lied to her

Dating in 2026 apparently means playing detective before the appetizers even arrive. One woman thought she’d lined up a perfectly normal first date: two adults who both claimed to love sushi meeting up at Blue Sushi Sake Grill. Cute, simple, no drama… right? Wrong.

The moment the waiter asked what he wanted, her date suddenly revealed he knew absolutely nothing about sushi. Even worse, when the waiter tried helping him, the man embarrassed her even further with his responses. The clip again brings into light the new phenomenon: low effort men. Because what do you mean you couldn’t Google what sushi is? 

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