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| - We came here on a whim, and glad we did. Last night, we watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi, a documentary on one of the best sushi chefs in the world, and suddenly, we had a craving for sushi, so it was convenient that we were driving by this place on the way back from CostCo. We've driven past this place several times, but never had a chance to try it out.
Being a Sunday, the place was not crowded at all. Luckily it was happy hour (from 3-5pm), so sushi rolls were discounted as well as drinks. I asked for a Kirin Light, but our waitress said it was only available in a $5 bottle, so it would be a better deal for a $1 more to get the Sake bomb and get the extra beer plus sake. In the spirit of enjoying my lazy Sunday, I thought, "Why not?" and went for the sake bomb!
A particularly unique roll that we enjoyed was the Lollipop Roll. I'm learning that it doesn't matter what sushi place we go to, specialty rolls all seem the same to me, just with different names. A Tootsie Roll may have shrimp tempura there while here, it was spicy crab with ponzu sauce instead. The Lollipop Roll took us by surprise because it was literally designed like a lollipop, the rolls were on sticks. It tasted really good as well!
The Love Love Roll was pretty spicy, and I think that is due to the fact that it contains their spicy tuna, which was extra spicy within itself. You could actually see the large pepper flakes (the kind you sprinkle on your pizza) in the spicy tuna mix. My mouth was on fire! It's good thing I had sake and Kirin to cool it off! Despite the spiciness, the texture and taste of the tuna was pretty fresh, but I had to see for myself that this was true, so I proceeded to order nigiri - maguro (tuna), sake (salmon - not the rice wine), and unagi. Today, all were quite fresh.
To further test our sushi experience, we asked if they had Uni (sea urchin) or Toro (fatty tuna). The waitress and chef said that they had neither. The reason was that most people do not order Uni or Toro or rarer types of sushi. They said that these types of sushi are more expensive and it goes to waste if people don't order them. However, they did redeem those explanations by saying if we called a few days in advance, they would make the effort to order/purchase Uni, Toro, or other types of fish ahead of time and prepare it once we planned to come in.
Overall, they made our afternoon! We were very happy we got to try out their place, but I fear (from reading other reviews) that had we gone at busier times - persay a Friday or Saturday night, our experience might have not been as great as today. Because I like supporting local businesses and love that sushi is becoming more accessible on the "west side," we will continue to go here, because I'm curious to see if they continue to improve (which I really want them to) and continue to surprise us.
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