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| - If you didn't already realize it by now, I'm partial to this local neighborhood sushi restaurant, so quaint, you might almost miss it if you weren't stopping by to get Chipotle, Cold Stone, or Dunkin - your trademark names.
Each time I come here, I feel like I'm returning "home," since they warmly greet you as you enter the restaurant. There's alot more decor present, as well as more booths to accommodate sushi lovers since it first opened.
My most recent find is their new specialty roll, The Fire Roll, which is uniquely prepared by being lit on fire within a foil as it sits on a sizzling fajita platter. My biggest worry was that it would cook the sushi inside. However, it did not! The inside is filled with crab, spicy tuna, tempura shrimp and this is all covered with avocado and shrimp. To top it off is some zesty spicy red sauce that is reminiscent of eating something smoked or barbecued. Combining a smoky flavor with sushi is uncommon yet ingenious! I may just love it even more than my past favorite, the cilantro inspired jalepeno Jose roll, which is also written on the wall among specialties.
I also always order the "sweet shrimp" amaebi nigiri. As I keep posting pics, the raw shrimp adorned with roe and chives gently cradle a martini glass with a festive cocktail umbrella. The fried shrimp heads are cooked to a crisp so it's similar to eating a soft shell crab, in other words - yes you eat everything! Yes, from the description, it's for more adventurous foodies, but it has earned its way into my heart as one of my favorite treats. It's not always prepared at all sushi restaurants.
The art of sushi is definitely still alive here if you know what to order and are more daring. Their specialty rolls on the wall are far more impressive than their simpler traditional ones you'd recognize. Oh, and again, don't forget to ask for the fresh wasabi, the real deal, not some green play dough looking paste. I think it's a bit extra, but you'll thank me!
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