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| - First off, get yourselves ready for some vulgarity. I have a LOT of great things to say about this restaurant, and absolutely zero tolerance for some of the douchepickles who have written reviews about it. That's right: you're all a bunch of wanna-be foodies who need to keep your boojie ( http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=boojie ) asses glued to the bars at Ra and Blue Wasabi. You don't deserve to eat at a place like this and no one wants to hear your opinions.
I absolutely love this place. I've been looking for this place for YEARS, and it just so happens to be in my backward. I've tried a BUNCH of sushi/Japan restaurants in the area, and I've always walked away disappointed. They're perfect for you types who love to tell your friends how edgy you are because you 'LUV SUSHI OMG LOL!" but have never tried melt-in-your-mouth toro, explosive ikura, or FRESH scallops. Your expertise lies in the fields of California rolls, spicy tuna, and cream-cheese. I don't frequent these places because they don't have what I want (the aforementioned toro, ikura, and uni), and I'd been searching for a place where I could get my fix.
Came here with my girlfriend tonight and was a little wary... but hopeful. Saddled up to the sushi bar and looked over the menu. I should preface this review by mentioning how I even found this place: I searched for 'uni' near Gilbert, and this was one of the first places that came up. I was fiending for some uni, and nothing less than perfection would do. So here we were, walking into a new sushi place, with high hopes that were just begging to be dashed upon the shores of disappointment beach. Hesitantly, I asked the itamae about the availability of uni. He just smiled and said: "Oh yeah, we have it tonight!". Furrowing my brow, I imagined that he must simply be toying with my emotions. Casting an apprehensive eye back to the menu, I noticed that they had 'toro' listed. An inquiry as to it's availability was met with a big smile and a reply of "Yes, we have toro, and it's great!". A similar reply came when I asked about ikura. And so, we checked off a few boxes, ordered some carpaccio, and watched the man go to work. The first few morsels appeared: sake, hamachi sashimi, and escolar. Now I'm not hugely familiar with escolar, and was wondering what was going on when my dude took a blowtorch to it. He was more than happy to explain: escolar is a really fatty fish so we hit it with a bit of heat and throw one of our in-house roasted jalapeno slices on top. Now, I'm pretty puritanical when it comes to my sushi... but I have to say, this shit was RIGHT. The escolar was immaculate, and no less pleasing was the sashimi and salmon. Narrowing my eyes, I nodded thoughtfully as hope began to build within my weary soul. Our rolls were delivered, and were promptly consumed: the shimogama roll was nicely presented with a great texture of crunch and mayo, but it was the salmon skin roll that really twisted my titty hairs. It was PERFECTLY crisped, with a delightful flavor that is HARD to find in salmon skin rolls (read my others sushi reviews- salmon skin rolls is one of my go-to items that I use to judge a prospective place). In short, the salmon skin roll was fucking mind-blowing. No sooner had we polished those rolls off then our next plate came: toro and uni. I'm not going to lie to you... I was praying with every ounce of my soul for these pieces of sushi to suck sleepy ass so that I could continue my search and keep yearning for perfection... but then I'd be lying. I would be blatantly lying to your face, dear reader, if I told you right here and right now that it was anything less than spectacularific. The toro *LITERALLY* melted in my mouth- a few chews, a few swishes, and the meat had dissolved into a fatty delicious vapor which danced tantalizingly along my tongue. The uni was no less skeet-inducing. The good itamae showed us the package that it had come in, and was all-too-pleased to inform us that: "This box was shipped in today. It was probably picked out of the urchins earlier today. We have people who come in and buy entire boxes of this... I don't know how they afford it, but they do- they call in advance and order a whole box of this." After tasting it, I know that the man is worth every grain of rice in his nigiri. As I mentioned earlier, I was CRAVING uni, and Shimogamo knocked it out of the park. It was exactly what I was looking for. Then came my ikura (with a quail egg floating happily inside), and I ate it. I ate the shit out of that gunkan-maki, and I wanted to tap my girlfriend on the other side of her shoulder and steal the other out of her hand when she turned around. Because I'm devious like that and I care only for my own happiness. Yeah I said it.
Well shit. I'm out of space. Come eat at Shimogamo. Now.
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