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BLUE RIBBON SUSHI
Onto the next venue: Blue Ribbon Sushi was the next plan of attack; they have a Fried Chicken that's supposedly out of this world- and as big of a portion as it is, it was just fitting for our next stop on the Food Crawl.
Blue Ribbon is the Vegas outpost of the famous New York brand that elevated sushi, baked goods etc. to another level. I had resisted for a long period of time while living there (there were soooo many other local places to go) but once I did, I realized their food stacks up to the highest quality of venues in NY.
Given the price range of restaurants at the Cosmo, this falls in the higher end range. Previously I've had more of their kitchen dishes, which were remarkable. I was really impressed with this place, sadly, I saw the portion size of their Fried Chicken and could not bring myself to order it after the mounds of food I had already consumed. And therefore the time had come to conquer the monster that was left for another battle!
We started off the meal with some Sushi- the Spicy Hamachi Roll and Unagi; just enough to feel like we're in a Japanese restaurant (the main dish IS Fried Chicken after all...) The Sushi is pretty solid, albeit the selection is standard fare, the Hamachi hit the spot and the sweet sauce on the Unagi is such a palate pleaser, it's hard to go wrong!
The Fried Chicken came out; four pieces of beautifully fried poultry covered deep in batter with crevices of crunchy craters that make eating fried chicken so much fun. There was an adequate amount of spices, enough to compliment the protein without overpowering the entire dish.
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