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| - Had another good trip to Muramoto tonight.
SUMMARY: Fresh and tasty food, great atmosphere, serving sizes may be decreasing? (meat, particularly), Maggie is a cool server.
- Calamari($8): Breading is excellent - Not too crunchy, definitely not soggy, just a tiny bit of "crisp" and "crunch" when you bite in. The serving size is pretty big - maybe one of the best "bang for your buck" items on the menu however, I DO think that the amount of calamari in our order had decreased from last visit.The saltiness and greasiness are perfect in my opinion, meaning they are both a bit on the high end so be prepared for richness. On a final note, these have always come at an ideal temperature when I've ordered them. They don't seem to forget and leave calamari plates lying around in back or anything, but it also seems like they strategically let the dish cool after removing it from the fryer and before bringing it to the table. I would expect your order to come to the table at 120F-135F.
- Tekka($5) and Salmon($4) rolls: Fresh rice, fresh and "hardy" seaweed,The meat:rice ratio on the maki wasn't terribly impressive but the meat was fresh and tasty as well.
Atmosphere was awesome. I love the lighting at this place - getting to sit at the bar and watch the chefs roll stuff up is always fun! It seems like Muramoto has been 70%-95% full on each of the three weekend nights I've been, too. (Its busy, almost full, but we've been seated immediately each time. I don't know if this is fantastic ninjalike management and utilization of the space available or if it was just coincidence.)
Special shoutout to our waitress, Maggie. No anaphylactic shocks from horseradish allergies. Quick service. Thanks Maggie. :)
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