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| - Pier 215 had some exceptional food which came out fairly quickly after ordering. After having this place bookmarked for quite some time, we finally stopped by while driving in the area. The restaurant was clean and the large windows gave plenty of nice, natural lighting to the nicely decorated, dark decor. Not crowded at all, we were delighted to see there was a happy hour going on and we were seated very quickly.
Off the HH menu, we ordered the corkscrew shrimp and a half-dozen oysters. At $1 a piece, the oysters were fresh and tasty. Accompanied by cocktail sauce, lemon, and horseradish, I enjoyed the slightly briny oysters and could have ate more. The corkscrew shrimp, with its mildly-hot sauce, was a good appetizer.
My wife had a brown rice risotto with cooked salmon. The fish was cooked to your liking and the risotto was your standard version, nothing extraordinary, but good. I had the 215 roll. It came with a plethora of fillings and toppings which included salmon, tuna, yellowtail, softshell crab, lobster, mango, avocado, and yuzu truffle. The plating and presentation was nice. I didn't think the flavors nearly matched how it looked though. It's possible there was just too much contrasting items that you could not really pick our or enjoy each individual flavor.
Beyond that, my daughter had a Philadelphia roll, gyoza, and truffle fries which were pretty good.
Our server was a little soft-spoken, almost hard to hear at times. It also took way too long to get our check, give the credit card, and get the copy back for signature. Especially when there was maybe only one other group dining in at the time. Beyond that, no real problems. I would eat here again if in this side of town.
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