I went to Paper Crane with a friend for lunch on a Wednesday afternoon. There isn't that much parking in the area but since it is more of a quiet area, it was quite easy to find parking. My first impression when I walked into the restaurant was that it was not a big restaurant but it was cute. I sat down and realized that the chopsticks were on paper crane chopstick holders! I was already set on having high hopes for this restaurant when the décor was already that cute.
Their lunch menu is until 3pm so my friend and I each ordered a sashimi lunch bento box and then ordered the paper crane roll. We were also given complimentary miso soup. The bento box came with salad, two pieces of sushi, fried tofu, 10 pieces of sashimi and some purple rice. The fish tasted very fresh and I really enjoyed the entire bento box. It was really unique to have purple rice instead of regular white rice. Although, I didn't think that the rice was really needed with the sashimi bento box. Maybe a sushi roll would have been a better fit with the bento box.
The paper crane roll though. It was so good. It had lobster tail, avocado, and crab meat wrapped in soy bean paper. It was interesting to see a sushi roll that wasn't wrapped in seaweed. My friend and I really enjoyed it.
Overall, I would come back to Paper Crane again for lunch to try some of their other special rolls and bento boxes!