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| - I have read a few other reviews that say this place is a mom and pop place. Let me clarify- Pop actually makes the sushi and his son is the very friendly waiter. They were both very professional and checked to make sure we like all of our food. Knowing that we are supporting a local business and their food was really good, we have found our new sushi place!
One other clarification from other reviews- a few people have talked about a cafeteria-like atmosphere and bright lights. I am very sensitive to lights and was not bothered by theirs at all. The decor is pleasant with dark walls and simple tables and chairs. I thought it all looked pretty familiar and then when I looked at the bottom of their soy sauce bowls, it hit me. The decor and dishes are all CB2 or very similar. CB2 is the college or just starting your career level of Crate and Barrel. Simple, clean, slightly trendy, and overall comfortable.
As for the food (which is the whole reason for going, right?), my husband and I loved or really liked all of the sushi. We tried four different dishes since the waiter was kind enough to inform us as we walked in that we still had ten minutes if happy hour left. Happy hour from 5-6 on a Saturday night? Nice! I always have to have yellow tail when I have sushi and theirs was yummy. Then we tried some less conventional sushi. The surf and turf was very good but I don't eat much steak anymore. The sauce they use on it was really yummy tho. My husband loved the dynamite rolls. I thought it was good, but did not like the taste or consistency of the sauce the scallops were in when it was eaten with the roll. My favorite of the unconventional rolls was the captain crunch. Altho I am not usually a fan of tempura or eel sauce, the combination of the crunchiness of the tempura flakes on top of the roll and the sweetness of the eel sauce made this a nice sushi dish to end the meal on. The amount of eel sauce was just perfect.
By the way, if you ask about their beers, don't get turned off if the waiter says bud light first. They have some good Japanese beers (Kirin light, Kirin ichiban, Sapporo). We suggested he not say the bud first so we will see if he changes. The house sake was typical compared to other sushi places.
Overall, nice place, great service and staff, yummy food, local and family-owned. We found our new sushi place!
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