Annabelle H.
Yelp
My boyfriend and I came here for dinner last night and had a pretty tasty experience! We were craving Japanese and saw this new place had opened, so we thought we'd check it out. Overall, we could definitely tell they were new and eager, but we hope to try it again soon after they get more settled in!
Food: Everything we ordered came out fresh and tasty. We accidentally made the mistake of ordering too many cooked rolls, but I will say, overall I think they could go with deep frying their rolls for less time. We've had our fair share of fried rolls and usually the fish is still a little raw in the center, but not as much here. We tried the Godzilla roll, Mount Fuji roll, spider roll, mango salmon salad, and the tempura appetizer.
- mango salmon salad: 5/5 surprisingly refreshing and delicious! who knew kewpie mayo, mango, and salmon would be great mix!
- Godzilla roll: 4.5/5 loved the crispy rice on this! the flavor mix was delicious and would easily get again. Wish the spicy tuna was a little more raw, but not a deal breaker
- mixed tempura: 5/5 great mix of veggies and shrimp, and pretty big serving for the price you pay too! perfectly fried and came out steaming hot
- spider roll: 3.5/5 the soft shell crab is sooooo good. But because they're very generous with a big crab, it made the roll impossibly wide to eat. So we had to bite it in multiple bites, which made it come apart... We'll probably order the soft shell crab as an appetizer next time instead of the roll
- Mount Fuji roll: 2.5/5 this one was a miss for us. It wasn't bad but it wasn't what we were expecting so that was a bit on us. The hamachi was cooked through (we thought just the outside part of the roll would be deep fried) so if you like a cooked fish roll, try this out. I personally feel like hamachi/yellowtail is best enjoyed raw, as it becomes too pulpy/dry when cooked and not flakey like other fish. Also one critique is the design was beautiful but the tobiko on the onion is too heavy so everything immediately fell as it was set on the table. Maybe tobiko first and then green onion on top next time?
Service: They were very eager and attentive, maybe a little too eager (they asked us 4 times if we were ready to order and were very polite each time, but it made me a little nervous haha) but it's definitely because they're new and I know they were just trying to make sure we had everything we needed.
Overall: We enjoyed our meal and were surprised by the overall value as well. We ended up coming home with a little bit of leftovers as well, which we were surprised by. We love a place that has fresh fish and is good bang for your buck. We'll be back so we can try some of their sashimi plates next time!