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Am I insane in the sushi brain? Maybe. I could eat possibly an ocean's worth of sushi. I certainly feel like I did so after eating here! How could I help myself after finding out that they have an all day happy hour on food and drink on Sunday?
I shared a ton of food with my friends. Garlic edamame, sashimi, 2 happy hour rolls (Jalapeno crunch and Alaska), caterpillar roll, and ended our meal with a mochi triple threat (Green tea, strawberry, and mango ice cream mochi).
The garlic edamame was awesome. It had a spicy kick with a pungent sauce that was perfect with the neutral taste of the edamame. Of all the rolls I enjoyed the caterpillar roll the most. It had a good amount of topping and filling, and all the components (Crab mix, avocado, eel with sauce) were well balanced together. The jalapeno crunch roll was a bigger roll, with a generous amount of fresh jalapeno, cream cheese, and crab mix with crispy crumbs along the edges of the roll. I wasn't too impressed with the Alaska roll, as there were pieces that had only the tiniest smear of avocado, and while I appreciate the creativity in adding some small thin sections of fresh lemon on top, I'm not sure I liked it in this particular roll.
The sashimi was decent. It tasted fresh. Some of the slices were cut thicker than what I've seen at other sushi restaurants. Some of the sashimi had a bit of gristle still on them unfortunately. In general, they weren't as flavorful as other similar sashimi platters I've had in the past. For instance, my favorite sashimi fish, escolar, was in the platter, and it didn't have the rich, buttery taste of others I've had at different restaurants.
The wasabi they use here is odd. It is not spicy at all and is more like a lime green colored paste since it doesn't really have a lot of flavor. I placed a generous amount of it on a sashimi piece and bit into it and even then I didn't detect any kind of spicy kick.
The dessert was good, and each mochi piece was cut in half and drizzled with chocolate sauce.
Service was superb. Our server was humorous, friendly, and attentive. Major props to him for giving us an entertaining and enjoyable service.
Overall, 3.5/5. Great service, but the sushi and sashimi is just OK.
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