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| - By a strange set of circumstances, I ended up going here three times in less than a week. So I got to try a lot of different things. In short: rolls are great, nigiri is okay, bulgoogi is good but a little pricey.
Overall, it's a solid place. I still like Sushi Kame just a little better, but it's a lot closer than it used to be.
The rolls (maki) are the way to go here - they're really good, and there's some clever combinations. The ume jiso is a sour paste, mint, and cucumber - it's awesome, the sour flavor is extremely intense and unlike any other sushi roll I've had. The crazy roll is really good, too, and so is the unagi. The tempura squid is also tasty. The prices are pretty reasonable definitely in line with most of the other sushi places in C-U, and cheaper than Ko-fusion. It's nice that they have a good selection of different entrees - even people who aren't crazy about raw fish can find something to eat here.
I do not recommend the nigiri (where you get a piece of fish on top of a little "cake" of pressed rice) so highly. My girlfriend and I split a Sushi special and the amount of wasabi on some of the rolls was overwhelming. I like wasabi, but there shouldn't be so much on the nigiri when it comes out that your sinuses burn and your eyes tear up. It really overwhelms the flavor of the fish at that point. At first we thought it was because they were so busy, but a friend got the same thing on our second visit, and there was still too much wasabi. Also, though the sushi special gives you a lot of pieces for the price, there were some repeats - 2 shrimp, and 2 tilapia, which I think are some of the cheaper fish. Neither was all that flavorful. Because of this, I think Sushi Kame is still better when it comes to nigiri.
The bulgoogi is good, and comes out with veggies - looked like carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, onions. However, at $14 it seems a little pricey. I didn't have it, but another friend got the teriyaki chicken, and the portion was very large.
They do some special things like bring out complementary seafood pancakes before the meal, and desserts like tempura bananas and oranges. That is nice.
Service really depends on who's working and how busy they are. It's generally not really fast - I only saw the one sushi chef working when I was there - so that's something to be prepared for. One friend was there for her birthday, and they brought out little candles stuck in wasabi for her, so that was a nice touch.
If you like sushi and you stick with the rolls, you'll get the most out of this place. I recommend the rolls pretty highly - they're probably the best I've had in town, and like I said, prices are reasonable.
They're also one of the few sushi or Asian restaurants open on Monday, which is nice to know when your week is off to a bad start and you really want a sushi fix.
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