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| - I admit, I was all "ye of little faith." Looking for the closest lunch spot, sans the use of a Yelp app, kinda freaks me out. But low and behold, a pleasant surprise.
Located in a lackluster looking strip mall near the airport, this sushi and teppanyaki spot is deceivingly non-descript from the outside. With take away menus reveal "grand opening" and truly deserted in the middle of the afternoon, I was leery. But, upon closer investigation I discovered that they've actually been open for a year and it's quite the swank spot on the inside.
The menu is jam packed with Asian fusion eats ranging from chow meins to raw. With no barometer of which way to order, I turned open the menu to sushi, ordered a hand roll combo and hoped for the best. Why handroll? 1) Rarely do I see this offered on a menu 2) I love handrolls.
It didn't disappoint. The four rolls (Spicy tuna, spicy salmon, california and shrimp tempura) were fresh, substantial and came with a hearty piece of ripe avocado, an unexpected surprise. The only one I'd skip on is the california roll. But I'm kinda of a snob when it comes to my fish, or imitation fish as the case may be. But with a combo that comes with salad and miso soup first, I was didn't need that fourth roll.
Lessons learned: take the chance. The worst it's going to be is the preconceived notion you (okay, I) might have held onto with my west coast roots. But it could just turn out to be a solid 4 stars my friends.
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