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| - I have to admit, I'm wondering how this place got such great reviews. My girl and I went because of near 5-star reviews. Yeah, the sushi was good, but it was not really spectacular. And it wasn't a particularly great value (as one of the early reviewers had said).
We ordered both the specials: the pot stickers and spicy soup. They were both delicious. As for sushi, we ordered a spicy scallop roll a salmon skin roll, salmon roe, and a spicy cali roll.
At first glance the presentation was awesome, but upon closer inspection I could see that none of the rolls displayed the precision or craftsmanship that I like to see when I order sushi. I don't want to pay for rolls, and find myself thinking that I could have rolled them just as well (if not better) myself.
So we settled in to the exciting part, eating... It wasn't bad by any stretch of the imagination, it just wasn't great. I couldn't find anything distinguishing about the spicy scallop roll. It was sort of a mushy consistency and I really couldn't tell that I was eating scallops at all. I liked the Spicy Cali, though, and I thought that the fish was of a respectable quality. The salmon skin roll was different from what I'm accustomed to, but tasted pretty good as well.
The atmosphere is relaxing, but you know you're in a cafe rather than a restaurant. On the bright side, you do not feel rushed. I feel like I have time to sit and enjoy my food and relax in between the arrival of the soup and the rolls. On the whole, however, I'm not quite sold.
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