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The location of the restaurant has a lot of competition in such a small strip mall: Chubby Cattle, District One Kitchen, Chada Thai & Wine and Ramen Tatsu to name a few (all of which are bookmarked and I have yet to try).
My husband and I enjoyed the food so much that I did not even take pictures of what we got so I took pictures of the menu so I could remember what we ate.
It's awesome that you can try a little of everything instead of being committed to one big entree. Portion sizes are decent and sushi was very fresh.
We tried a little of everything and ordered the following:
(We are not very adventurous and stayed away from "exotic things" ie: tongue, pork belly, intestine etc..)
Sushi
Passion Roll $11.50 Spicy tuna and cucumber inside and tuna on top were so fresh
**Natto Roll $3.50 (for me) if you do not know what this is then skip it. It is fermented soy beans so healthy and good for you however it is an acquired taste and something that I have been eating since I was a little kid. Whenever I go to a Japanese or sushi restaurant I look to see if there is Natto.
Ikayaki $7.95 The squid is marinated in their signature "Tare" sauce and was prepared perfectly.
Dynamite $8.95 Baked scallop, crab, mushroom and onions baked in a mayonnaise? sauce, one of the best we've ever had!
Sukiyaki Hot Pot $7.65 The meat was not fatty and the broth was very tasty. There was a lot of food 3 pieces of tofu, clear noodles, bok choy, enoki mushrooms, onions and green onions.
You can add rice and miso soup for $3.00
or rice, miso soup and California roll for $7.50
Cheese Chikuwa Tempura $4.65 I liked this one, my husband not so much. It was a very interesting texture combination with the melted cheese, chewy fish cake and slight crisp outside from the tempura batter.
Yakitori-All Yakitori is cooked on Bincho-tan Charcoal that is imported from Japan so that they can make it as authentic as possible and also makes the food crispy on the outside but tender and juicy on the inside.
Chicken Thigh Tare $2.25
Chicken Thigh with Citron Pepper $2.50-Hubby really liked this one, it had a good flavor but a little too spicy in a peppery way for me.
Shitake Butter $1.85
Okra $1.50
Dessert
Honey Toast I was very excited about this for dessert and almost didn't get it because I was so full from dinner, but I did and OMG it was the tallest piece of bread I have ever seen! It was so delicious! Bread, vanilla ice cream and honey! Very basic but so yummy and a MUST to top off your dinner, save room!
They also had a a pretty big selection of sake both hot and cold, by the bottle or carafe.
Overall we had a great dinner experience and will be telling everyone we know to go and check this place out! We will be back again for sure!
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