Karley B.
Yelp
Went here with my sisters-in-law to celebrate my birthday. I called ahead to reserve a table for four, and when I entered the restaurant, with only my boyfriend, 20 minutes early, the waitress KNEW WHO I WAS... like from the sound of my voice. She had a table in the back, ready. It was kinda mindblowing.
I've been to the location in White Marsh, so I was familiar with the menu. Unfortunately, I am only just beginning my learning experience with sushi and I totally picked the wrong one last night. Crunchy Philly Roll (Smoked salmon, cream cheese, and cucumber, topped with tempura flake ) did not hit. The tempura flake was not crispy or crunchy. It was like a sawdust texture. And apparently I do not like salmon, as it was too fishy for me. The cream cheese did nothing but make the roll even more mouth-full-of-mush, and the cucumbers could not combat that. However, I take full responsibility for my poor choice. I will have to try a different roll next time.
My boyfriend got the Sliced Beef Ramen (again): Curly noodle, tonkotsu salt flavor pork broth with sliced beef egg, fish cake, corn, scallion, bamboo shoot, wood ear,cilantro and nori... minus the fish cake and nori. He said the egg was cooked a bit too hard, as the yolk didn't mix into the broth. But that's not the end of the world. He also ordered the shrimp tempura with vegetables, simply for the shrimp. I ate the pumpkin, but I'm unsure what the other piece of vegetable was and did not like that. His sister also got the Sliced Beef Ramen, with a side of gyoza (which she loved). She found the beef a bit too fatty, but still seemed to really enjoy her bowl. Her wife also had gyoza, and a HUGE bowl of chicken fried rice without onion or scallions, doused in spicy mayo. She seemed delighted with it.
We sat there for about 2 hours and it never seemed like we weren't welcome to sit there all night. Conversation can be just as important as the food when you share a meal with the right people. It was nice to be made to feel so comfortable there. I had a lovely time and will definitely return.