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| - Gonoe, pronounced gone-NO-eh, used to b a pretty decent place for sushi, according to my mom, who lived and studied in Japan during her university days. Gonoe was previously Japanese-owned, but sometime over the last few years the business has changed hands to a Korean family. Since then, a few Korean additions have been made to the menu.
I ordered the age-dashi tofu sprinkled with green onions ($3.95); the sauce was tasty and quite filling. The only problem was that it came out lukewarm. I ordered 6 pieces of sweet-potato-and-avocado maki rolls ($4.95), which were incorrectly labeled as yam-and-avocado, and thought they were also decent. The wasabi here is poorly mixed; I put a giant ball of it in my mouth and I still didn't feel a thing.
My mom ordered the tempura bento, which came with Korean-style potatoes sprinkled with sesame as panchan, a bland salad and a a bowl of lukewarm miso soup. The tempura was a passing grade. While this place is very popular with the office staff in the area and the prices are resonable, it won't be worth my time to come back again.
I will admit, however, that it's still a better choice than Tako next door.
2.5/5 STARS
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