Marcy O.
Yelp
Okay.
Yes, sushi. Pretty decent, better than Pittsburgh-standard, that was why we originally went there today; on a recommendation from someone else about sushi. Solidly decent and I'd recommend them over other places I've eaten here, for sure! However, aside from the menu shown on their website, we were given a grilled skewers menu (mostly in Chinese, but the "combos" are bilingual Chinese/English, so if you don't read Chinese, use that to cross-reference). We decided on a mix of nigiri, American rolls, and the BBQ combo B.
First off, I hope if you order their BBQ you are not afraid of a little spice. I think these might be Szechuan in origin? Some of the skewers were a little too spicy for our toddler, but between the beef, lamb, chicken, and fishcake, they were all solidly tasty. I'm fine with some heat, so I thought the balance was just fine.
Secondly, if you order sushi and BBQ, //eat the sushi first//. The skewers are strongly flavored with salt and spice, and will tend to overpower the sushi flavors. I think if you're ordering just BBQ, it's a good idea to also order some side dishes and rice, since you just get the skewers in the order (and B also comes with a plate of heavily garlicky roasted eggplant). As we had sushi rolls, that felt redundant, so we didn't order extra rice, but I do think plain rice would have been a good compliment to the savory/spicy flavors. Eating the eggplant was slightly challenging at first but once I figured you could rip strips of it with chopsticks and roll them up like a rich garlicky eggplant roll, I was sold. It's garnished with a few peppers and cilantro leaves among the massive pile of oiled garlic, so for the heat-averse be aware of that too. As a garlic fan, I loved it!
I'm looking at reviews that only mention sushi, so don't know if this is a new addition to their repertoire. After eating there today, I've put this on my list of restaurants to return to for both sushi *and* BBQ!