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| - I guess it's easy to see how we kept forgetting about Coral Sushi, even though we live less than five minutes away from it. Tucked in the back of a strip mall-type area it is hard to see from the road and the sign for it is pretty small. We needed a place to eat tonight and finally remembered it's back there, so we headed over to get our sushi on. They do serve Japanese noodle dishes, hibachi (not the live demonstrations though) and "traditional" Chinese meals like General Tsao's chicken, but we were strictly on a mission of sushi.
The restaurant is pretty small, quiet and cozy, and does have an outdoor eating area. They keep the lights relatively low and I was annoyed to find that they placed us under a table where the light kept flickering the entire meal. The service was pretty fast though we had a confusing experience ordering the sake as the waitress couldn't figure out how to tell us how big a "small" fruit-infused sake was. We decided to just go with the flow and ordered a small lychee sake ($7) which ended up coming in a half size carafe, and was pretty tasty. We also ordered some edamame which came out piping hot and had just the right amount of salt on it.
We ordered three rolls to share...the Godzilla, the LKN Roll and the monthly special called the La Vida Loca. I saw a few reviews here praising the Godzilla, and the menu lists it as their best-seller, and for the price of $8 we just had to check it out. I definitely see what the hype is as it's a pretty tasty with a really nice spice to it. It consists of spicy tuna, avocado, masago, and scallions...and the whole roll is fried. The crispy, hot outside of the roll is addicting, as is the spicy sauces drizzled over the top. For eight bucks this is one heck of a roll, and one that I can see myself ordering each time I visit.
The LKN Roll ($10) had yellow tail, tuna, salmon, crab and scallops all wrapped up in soybean paper, rather than the seaweed. I kinda like the soybean wrappings since they make the roll lighter and keep everything together better, though I do miss the textural firmness of the traditional wrap. Everything worked really well together, and the mushy texture of the scallop (and it's tastiness) definitely stands out against the other participants. It's served with a light ponzu sauce that is very delicate and not very flavorful, yet adds a little something more to the whole roll.
The monthly special was the La Vida Loca roll ($10) was made up of BBQ tilapia, mango, and cucumber topped with avocado and potato straws. The contents of the roll were good and I liked the crunch that the potato straws provided. However I wasn't crazy about the sauce that was smothered on top of the roll, as it was overly mayonnaise-y and I just couldn't get around how it overpowered the general flavor of the sauce.
Coral Sushi is a really good sushi option in the Huntersville area, especially if you're tired of paying Eez's prices. The quality was right up there and with a good price and convenient location, we'll definitely be coming back.
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