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| - I'm always down to try a good bowl of rice and fresh sashimi. I was so excited to see pictures of different donburi (or rice bowl) with different sorts of sashimi combinations from this restaurant! Saw so many good reviews on Yelp, so I decided to give it a try. On Yelp it says it's a small place, with only a couple tables to sit at. So we decided to go there right at lunch time (it opens at 11am!). There were already people sitting but we got a spot right away. It was a snowy day, so I guess that's why there was still seats. They have this kawaii chalk board drawing, you will see it the moment you enter. So cute I loved it!! Everything is made to order (obviouslyyy) so there is a bit of a wait. I got the Hokkaidon because it has EVERYTHING I LOVE. Botan ebi (giant sweet shrimp), ikura (salmon roe), and uni (sea urchin). How could I NOT order that right?! Everything was very fresh, I was pretty impressed. The rice was just lightly seasoned, although I prefer more of the "vinegary" taste to my rice when eating with sashimi. One thing that bothered me was the botan ebi (giant sweet shrimp) the veins were still completely intact. I've never actually had shrimp sashimi with the colon/vein still intact. I was really disappointed. We had to remove all the veins ourselves before eating it.
My fiancé ordered the regular Chirashi-don. It was beautifully plated, with all the different colours of the sashimi!! So pretty He was the opposite of me, and loved the lightly seasoned rice, and also agreed that the sashimi was very fresh!! His only problem, was the same as mine; shrimp sashimi with the intestinal tract still intact. Other than that, he really enjoyed it and also would like to try their rolls!!
Everything else tasted amazing. But I just really hope this restaurant learns to devein shrimp, because I don't think people want to eat shrimp colon... but I definitely would still like to try their rolls!! They look really good (I was creeping on the other tables with my hungry eyes as I waited for my food )
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