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With nice heaping pieces of (melt in your mouth) sushi on small pieces of fresh sushi rice glued together by fresh wasabi (a detail i did not see at the other two bars) I was immediately wooed! Followed by a shrimp asparagus roll and some decent sake to start off with I was in beginning to see the light.
Then came the shrimp shumai which brought me back to the days in chinatown when my great grandmother used to take us to the Emperor's Palace in the deep heart of California. I must admit the shumai was small and I was expecting something a bit more traditional dim-sum like nice big pieces but beware, the small pieces packed big flavor and brought me back to my childhood and great memories of my great grandmother regardless of size.
After having the usual yellowtail, salmon, and tuna, we opted for some snapper. The snapper was absolutely on point, a little stiff at the first bite but then slowly melt in your mouth after that. Then while sitting at the bar as soon as my first round of sake was done the waitress was soon to come around and ask me for another which i pleasantly replied for the higher end original plum wine sake, so sweet and a great balance for my heavy wasabi intake.
While sitting at the bar and feeling very good courtesy of my plum wine sake I couldn't help eyeing a mouthwatering piece of fresh fish. The chef noticed me eyeing that delicious piece of filet and overheard me asking my dad what it was, he kindly butted in and told me it was albacore, I said can you get us an order of that?? He proceeded to cut up two slices of albacore and handed it over the bar. I was smitten, this was a fish I have never tried at sushi joint before and after that one bite, I am sure to add it to the regular orders. So sweet and so soft, but still managed to maintain it's firm qualities. A contradictory of course, but what would the Japanese be without contradictions?! A delicate balance I would rather call it.
After a beautiful appetizer and entree my father and I were ready to tackle dessert. A gorgeous Dragon Roll lay before us; a 69 roll but instead of crab inside it's shrimp tempura, and if I said the nigiri sushi was melt in your mouth, this was MELT IN YOUR MOUTH!! Decadently followed by freshwater eel by itself....this was truly a night to remember!
So to summarize - great sushi and excellent service. Authentic Japanese sushi and did I mention the price?? The best value for your money guaranteed! If you love sushi you will not leave disappointed!
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