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| - It's true: Manna doesn't quite have that same appeal as it used to when it was called Yamato even though the furniture, lighting, atmosphere, menu and food are all basically the same. Place used to be busy most of the time. Now it's always quieter and more regularly empty.
Anyways, I ordered the sushi&sashimi combo, a dragon maki roll, and a salmon belly sushi. With the exception of the dragon roll, which looked and tasted great, everything came out looking a little dry, including the wasabi and ginger. The salmon belly exceeded my visual expectations however and was very good. Overall, the combo was a bad choice which I sort of regret. 4/7 sushis it included were Shitake and Chuka Wakame (seaweed salad), Inari (bean curd), and tobiko (flying fish roe), which aren't my idea of good sushi. But, that's what you get when you order a combo. It's never the quality stuff you actually like. Hence, my regret in my own decision. Sorta felt like I was eating scraps left behind on the sushi bar.
Next time I know to just stick to ordering specific rolls or good sushi/sashimis from that part of the menu, because those were what made my meal delicious.
I've ordered ramen from Manna in the past also. You can't really go wrong with ramen anywhere. I enjoy having a local sushi place in Brentwood which, despite my critiques, is still far far better than some sushi express place in a mall, and better than Kinjo as well. (On par with food, but a far better atmosphere here at Manna).
I can't really give higher than 3 stars even thought I want to. Comparatively, Globefish is a 3+* for sushi, and there are 4 & 5 star ramen places in town which are better. I like Manna because it serves both if you want. Reasonable prices, reasonable quality. I'll come back for sure, but mostly out of convenience.
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