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| - Advertising at Costco really does work apparently. After a quick run to Costco on a Friday night, I pass by the "Restaurant of the Month" advertisement by the exit door. A sushi place is being advertised...something about happy hours, live uni, etc. I grab a brochure/menu and peruse it as we drive off.
Me: "They offer live uni here..."
The BF: "Really? Do you think they have any left?"
Me: "I'll call and find out!"
Unfortunately, they only had one left that day and we had a feeling we wouldn't get there in time. Nonetheless, we decided to swing by for their late night happy hour, from 10 pm to 1 am.
Located in the Village Square right next to the movie theater, we see a large fish tank and ample seating with the sushi bar along the far back. We sit up at the bar and notice their huge kitchen space back there.
The waitress gives us the happy hour menu, which is a bit different from their regular menu. On this menu though, everything is "Buy one get another one free." This can be a good and bad thing. Great for things like nigiri and such, but not so good with the big rolls. With only the BF and I dining, ordering rolls wasn't a huge priority. We were disappointed to hear they were out of hirame ($4.75/pr) and tai ($4.50/pr). ("It's late Friday night!" claimed Jason, the sushi chef.) But we did have a couple of orders of albacore ($4.50/pr) and ikura ($5/pr). The albacore was smooth and fresh. And the ikura had a decent about of eggs in there. They also offer o-toro sashimi here too, which is the fattier more expensive toro, for about $28, I think.
We did go for one roll - the Spicy Scallop Roll ($6.25), which was surprisingly really good. I really liked the crab and scallop mixture in the roll. They split up their roll selection into four main groups - Beginners Sushi Rolls with nothing raw in it, the Low Carb Roll with no rice, Crispy Fried Rolls, and Advanced Sushi Lover Rolls.
They do start you off with a some edamame, which was complimentary. Tea was $1.50/pp, so it's good to know that. They were indeed out of live uni ($18), but it's good to know they do have it regularly on a limited amount though. They also offer a 3 course lobster dinner that starts with lobster miso soup, lobster your way - sashimi style even if you want, and dessert, I think. The chef brought our their live amaebi and live lobster so we could see, so that's on the plan the next time we go.
Summer hours are 11:30 am to 2 am now. They offer two happy hours: 3 pm to 6 pm and 10 pm to 1am everyday. Sake is also included in the happy hour specials.
Lunchtime combo plates from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm include a two item for $8.97 or a three item for $9.97, which includes rice and miso soup or mix green salad.
Overall, we're definitely curious about their other dishes, especially the live uni and lobster dinner. (This can up their star status too.) Happy hours are a great pick when you go with a large group, so you can taste a variety of their rolls without having to eat all of it yourself. Definitely go back with a large group.
Updated! 09/04/07 - I went back last Friday and had their live uni! So delicious and fresh! Oh so good! Their Yum Yum Scallop Roll was pretty good too - I like their scallops there for some reason. We also snacked on the Salmon Skin Hand Roll too and tried some of their o-toro sashimi. And those who know their sushi KNOW o-toro is special. It's smooth and fatty and oh so good! I also got to see their live lobster served five ways. It's all presented on one dish and definitely looks like a special meal. I moved their star status to a 4!
Update! 10/29/07 - The BF and I are in the neighborhood and are craving live uni. We already had dinner and were holding dessert (dark chocolate peppermint milkshakes from Cold Stone Creamery) when we walk up to the sushi bar to see if they have any on hand. They do! Yes, we had to pull up a seat and have an order of live uni. Oh my gawd...so good! We got a fatty one too!
(I added some pics of the live uni in their business profile!)
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