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| - SUSHI LOVERS BEWARE. You're about to enter a no-eat-sushi-zone! Instead order the Encrusted Baked Brie Salad with homemade apple jam (more like chunks) and mixed greens in a bacon vinaigrette. Sensational. My fiance's salad, the fresh spinach and candied pecans, sliced pear and sherry vinaigrette was good, too. What really stood out were the lightly breaded and fried GOAT CHEESE BALLS in that salad. A-MAZING!!!!
This restaurant's design is considered "Speak Easy" as told by our knowledgable waitress. The ambiance is decadent. Deep shades of Reds, Browns, Black. Dim lighting but enough to see the menu. Makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. Gorgeous HUGE light fixtures and a neat Hollywood style movie screen covered by a red curtain on the wall. The bread was flavored with garlic, or was it the butter? It was fresh and good. The filtered tap water from Charlotte proved to be good, too. Service was excellent from beginning to end. The sushi, however, should be removed from the menu. or heavily ameliorated. I ordered the Hot (Tuna) Pepper Roll, which was supposed to have tuna and avocado inside, along with a spicy red peppery sauce on top. All I could see when the roll arrived (no it wasn't because of the dim lighting), and all I could taste (other than the Wasabi, soy sauce and ginger I smothered all over it) was RICE. After two bites and thoroughly disappointed (and not wanting to bloat up on lack of protein and too much white rice) I sent the roll back. The fish tasted fresh. That wasn't the issue. But where the hell were they hiding it was the question. Damn Truth: The roll needs a helluva lot more fish and avocado and less rice. Got that, Sous Chef? We also ordered the Rainbow roll. While it was good in flavor and the fish was no doubt fresh, it was lacking in the quantity deparment. Still a lot more fish than the other roll, nevertheless not $12.00 worth. Also, for experienced Sushi eaters- this is NOT first rate Sushi/Sashimi. It's a 3.5 out of 5. Surprise of all surprises was the COFFEE. It was hot and fresh and tasted like a combo of Dunkin Donuts meets Starbucks. Hot stuff!
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