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| - Yesterday I ate lunch here at the sushi bar in back. It was a very good experience. It's kind of a strip mall place, but there is outdoor seating with a pass through bar to the inside, and the vibe inside is trendy and feels like a great happy hour and casual dinner kind of place. If I lived in the neighborhood I'd probably come here a lot.
I started with the seaweed salad and a bowl of miso soup. The seaweed came out of a very cold refrigerator! I had to turn out the bowl onto a plate and let it rest a bit before eating it. However, the portion size was generous and it tasted good.
The miso soup took me back to the first time I ever had miso--about 30 years ago in NYC. I've got to say, in that time period since there's been a lot of miso soup in my life--a lot of it buttery, cloudy, you know the drill--but the miso soup at Pure Sushi had that throwback taste I hardly ever get to experience anymore. It was smokier, fishier, and I liked that.
I like rolls, but I prefer pieces of fish. That can get tricky if you don't know what your getting is going to be fresh. I rolled the dice and won.
Started with tuna. Five pieces, rich and fresh.
Asked for halibut, but there was not any available (which didn't deter me because that is common at sushi restaurants). So I asked the chef what he likes and he recommended the walu. It was AHH. MAAAZING!!! Walu, also called white tuna, is light, white and buttery. It was served (two pieces) over lovely seasoned rice and had a tiny dab of relish on each piece which was to die for. Such perfect bites.
Because it was lunch it was quiet and only a few tables were occupied. The chef talked to me, since I was dining alone, and that was very nice. He was friendly, made good recommendations, and is a good conversationalist.
I'd totally go here again for lunch. But it looks like they have some pretty good happy hour goodies, too, and if you go for dinner, you can count on it being fresh and to your liking.
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