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| - We headed over to Peninsula with a Groupon in hand to try out yet another of Cornelius' sushi eateries. While there are slightly better sushi restaurants in the Lake Norman area, Peninsula is still pretty high on the list and I'm sure that we will be back there again when desiring a change in pace from our regular haunts.
We went in at around 6:30 on Saturday to find the place surprisingly dead, with only two other tables seated. I really like the interior, which has a lot of black with red seats. It gives a visual pop and makes it feel sleek and new. There is plenty of private space between the tables and the music is low and classy, giving the whole place a slight intimate feel.
I was a bit taken back by the alcohol choices. They don't serve flavored sake by the carafe, just the big bottles. That's just too much booze for just my wife and I, and I don't want to be springing for a big bottle. They also do not have any beer on draft, as the "Sapporo Draft" I ordered came in a bottle anyway.
The menu consists of a mixture of sushi and Chinese dishes like General Tsao and that bunch. We stuck to the sushi, though we did start with a serving of boiled potstickers ($4.95.) They were nothing too fancy yet still yummy, with a nice pork filling. I also liked the sweet dipping sauce that came with them.
As for the sushi rolls, we opted for the Yummy Roll ($12.95) , Sweetie Roll ($12.95) and Yellowtail Roll ($5.95.) The Yummy Roll was my favorite and consisted of seared salmon with other filling. The seared salmon really gave the roll an almost smokey flavor which was excellent. What really did it for me was the sauce. The roll was covered in this sweet sauce that really worked well with the fish. Normally I wouldn't like the idea of sweet and sushi, but this one had it down pat. The only thing we didn't like about it was that it lacked any kind of texture, making it pretty mushy. A couple of panko crumbs or something else inside would have made this the ultimate roll for me.
The Sweetie Roll was mainly some spicy tuna which had the perfect spice level for sushi. This one was topped with some of the panko and also had cream cheese inside, making it a slightly elevated version of a Phili Roll. It was pretty dang good, and my wife's favorite roll of the night.
To keep our costs down our third roll was a regular ol' Yellowtail Roll. Nothing fancy about this one, just yellowtail fish wrapped in seaweed. It had a nice fresh taste to it and was wrapped up tightly, and really let you see the core skills of the sushi chef.
When it was all said and done, Peninsula China Bistro will definitely remain as one of our top sushi spots. While we still prefer Sushi @ The Lake the ambiance of Peninsula blows it away, and the sushi is almost as good. It would be a good place to take visiting family and friends if you wanted to give them a somewhat fancier experience but didn't feel like springing for Eez.
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