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| - We were planning to go to Shinobu for dinner, but unfortunately they were fully booked for the night (we arrived before 6pm since we didn't make a reservation, we were hoping it wouldn't be full so early). Determined to eat sushi for dinner, we decided to go to J-Town to try out Mifune.
Stepping into the restaurant, the decor seemed more Western then Japanese. The place was pretty empty, only 2 tables occupied when we got there. The hostess was very nice and told us about their specials and popular menu items.
We decided to try the Tuna Roll, Sushi & Sashimi Dinner, and the Ume Chirashi. The hostess mentioned that the Sardine nigiri was one of the specials, so we gave that a try as well. We originally wanted to try the Duck Tataki on the menu, but they said it wasn't available today.
Complimentary salad and miso soup came fairly quickly, followed by our sardine nigiri and tuna roll. We've never tried sardine nigiri before, but it seemed pretty fresh. The hostess suggested dipping a slice of ginger in soy sauce and eat it with the sushi. The sushi and sashimi dinner was pretty good, came with 6 pieces of nigiri and 3pcs salmon, 3 pcs tuna, 2pcs mackerel sashimi. I liked the mackerel sashimi as they rarely have that in a set meal in most japanese restaurant. Ume Chirashi was also a very good size (for me at least), and came with a decent amount of sashimi and some other veggies (lotus roots, pickled radish). All very fresh.
By the time we were done dinner, the place was a lot more crowded. I'm surprised this place has such a low rating. The staff were very polite, tea cup always refilled with hot tea, food was fresh and delicious. I thought the overall experience was pretty decent and i would definitely come back for more.
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