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| - 5 Star reviews are hard to get out of me and a 5 star review for a sushi place means that everything was perfect. I love sushi and my wife and I eat it regularly. We had been to this place years ago when it was Kabuto and I remember it being really good. On a whim I decided to stop in the other day for a quick lunch, and boy am I glad I did.
The name is a little confusing, but I get the impression that they are in the process of changing it to Minoda's although Kabuto is still on the sign and lots of other places inside. The atmosphere is clean and Asian as expected. The sushi bar is straight inside the door with the standard "cook your food in front of you" table/grills to the left.
The sushi was sublime. We had a few different pieces of nigiri style sushi - yellowtail, white tuna, tuna, eel, and salmon. We also had a rainbow roll which featured a number of different raw fishes as well as lots of cream cheese and draped with avacado.
The fish was so fresh, and perfectly cut that it literally melted in my mouth. The chef here has some serious knife skills and it shows. The rainbow roll was great as well, the rice was perfect, separate but sticky and seasoned just right, masterful preparation and attention to detail.
The star of the show was the eel. I have had lots of eel and this was head and shoulders above all the rest. meltingly tender, seasoned just right and grilled perfectly. I will go back just for the eel, but of course, it will be impossible to resist all the other fare that Minoda's offers.
I am looking forward to trying Izakaya sometime in the future. Do yourself a favor and drive to Minoda's tonight.
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