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| - Have you ever seen Jiro Dreams of Sushi? It's a documentary on the oldest chef to ever earn 3 Michelen stars. The movie portrays a man who is completely dedicated, passionate, and engrossed in the quest of creating perfect sushi. He takes such pride in his work, it's inspiring.
So now, everytime I see someone making sushi, I want to ask him, "Have *you* seen the movie with sushi chef Jiro?" in hopes that they, too, have pride in their sushi. In 2 years in the 'burgh, I've not been totally content with any particular place so far.
Littly Tokyo Bistro has wonderful service, and both chefs and waitstaff are very, very friendly. To me, that makes a big difference, and it's not as common as you would think it would be in a service-industry.
As for food, we had the Spicy Tuna Tartare with Caviar ($9.95) as recommended on Yelp! Eh, there was a lot of it, and it was spicy with a kick, but otherwise a bit bland. We were rather hungry, so we finished the plate. It's definitely not chopped to a fine tartare, and the caviar is lost. The Udon broth ($9.95) lacked a depth of flavor I'm accustomed with these soups. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't great. And the sushi! The rolls were well packed, and the rice was seasoned well. The portions are big, and a smidge bigger than bite size. I'm sure Jiro wouldn't approve, but my big mouth did approve! We had the standard rolls ($5-6) (California, Spicy Tuna, Shrimp Tempura, Eel) and were, overall, pretty pleased.
If I lived on this side of the bridge(s), I would probably come here again. I'm not sure if I'd make the effort for takeout/dinner for the sushi, but that's not to say that it's bad. It takes some real food with pop to overwhelm my baseline indolence.
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