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| - My first meal in Cleveland, and I am only half impressed.
After a slow start (it took seven minutes for a waitress to even come to our table to say hi) , we ordered the vegetable roll, salmon roll, and lettuce wraps. After insurmountable amount of time waiting, we finally got our appetizer (Seriously, how long does it take to put some already cooked chicken in sauce and then place it on lettuce wraps?). The chicken and lettuce wraps were a little too heavily marinated, and I had to brush off the sauce from the chicken in order to avoid sodium overload.
The vegetable sushi roll was humongous! It was twice the size of the usual sushi I get from Japanese restaurants. But it was absolutely delicious: crisp, juicy, and generous in amount, the vegetables really danced in my mouth. This was definitely the highlight of the meal. A five would be given just for this portion.
We also got the smoked salmon roll, which was equally as big. The glob of mediocre cream cheese really did hinder the flavor from the surprisingly fresh salmon. The kiwi on top of the roll worked, but there was overall a lack of flavor on behalf of the whole roll.
I'm not sure I'm comfortable with the Japanese American fusion nature of this restaurant. It felt like a party/bar that really wrecked the calm ambiance of Japanese classy sushi. I'm a big advocate for authenticity; fusion works occasionally, but in my opinion, not this time.
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