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| - I know Parallax has such good reviews, so I was expecting a little better. My friend wanted to have sushi, but I wasnt in the mood since I just had my fill on Friday at Ginko. I knew that they would have some non-sushi items, because it's a "fusion" restaurant, so it seemed like the perfect in-between choice.
It's a nice fancy restaurant. Very trendy. Sat at the bar for happy hour. I started off with a "beet-up" martini. Sounded interesting, and I like beets, so why not give it a try? It was ok. Definitely tasted like beets to me, but not something I would get again. I appreciate the creativity, but I'll just stick to beets in my salads from now on.
I ordered the Parallax burger, which came with a huge mound of shoe-string fries. HUGE. I barely ate them. The burger was good. Came with bacon, and a side of thousand island dressing. My friend ordered spicy tuna rolls and a pineapple-coconut mussel app. The mussels were tasty! It didn't sound too great at first, so I was pleasantly surprised.
I got some food to-go for my other half. I ordered the potstickers and the chicken liver saute w/ dirty rice. I just tasted the rice and I thought it was a little mushy, but interesting flavor. He called it "livery." The potstickers were deep-fried, and filled with short-rib meat. I didn't taste these, but he wasn't a big fan. I was surprised to find that they were deep-fried because they're called POTSTICKERS for a reason, right? Because when you make them, they should be sticking to the pot, not thrown in the deep fryer! Eh, minor details.
I know they are most known for their sushi, which the hostess said is "really good." But the prices are up there for sure. Ginko is a better deal and you get awesome, authentic sushi. I also noted other Japanese dishes like udon were the priciest I've ever seen....c'mon who wants to pay $20 for a bowl of rice noodles? you can get this at another Japanese restaurant for about half that. I don't think I'm inclined to return.
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