Yelp has redeemed itself!
After a BAD experience in Niagara Falls using the Yelp app. I was a little hesitant to click on it for advice again. (See review for Young Garden for details)
We were looking for someplace NEW for a change because the previous week me and my gf seriously overkilled K-food at Ka Chi (still one of my favs though) and I had pork bone soup coming out of my ears! We needed a new direction.
Low and behold after typing "Japanese" into the app, Etsu popped up with 4 stars. It was actually the pics that fellow Yelpers posted that drew me to this place. The volcano roll, sushi pizza (yum) and rik roll were just jumping out and calling me to give them a try! *insert Zombie grunt here*
Walking down Baldwin st. we were almost side tracked to a different restaurant due to the huge Buzz around it called, KintoRamen. (Will definately try this sometime soon) but the line up & wait was ridiculous! So we decided to stick with our guns and head to Etsu.
Etsu was empty and as we entered the establishment my gf clinched my hand and gave me the look of "are you sure you want to eat here? Why is it so damn deserted stare?" (Yes, I can read faces) But with the imagery of Precilla C's (namedrop) and other yelpers pics I took a leap of faith and kept on pursuing to a vacant table.
This place is surprisingly very "CHILL" with ambient music in the background. It felt almost "SPA-like" and surreal. The huge canvas behind the sushi chef of a Japanese garden I wanted to steal it from them and put in on my own kitchen wall! it was sweet!
We ordered the Rik Rock roll, Sushi Pizza, and Narita combo that came with a wakame salad and home made ice cream. All of the dishes we ordered were exquiste and very well presented. The home made ice cream was the friggin bomb man.
Combining the relaxing atmosphere and beautiful food it honestly felt like I was the Karate Kid on top of Japanese Hot Spring mountian just finished catching a fly with my chopsticks and enjoying Mr. Miyagi's mothers home cooking! It was a perfect meal at that moment and my stomach was grateful. (& Nah, I didnt smoke anything beforehand)
I will be back here again to try some of the other rolls we didnt get to order and maybe get a taste of the K-food they offer here as well. Will keep you guys updated when that happens.
4.51 stars from me!