Ninja Sushi

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My friend Silvermink has a rule of thumb about restaurants: if a Japanese place calls itself something like, oh, "Ninja Sushi", it's probably not very good.

Wasabi is that sort of place.

Now, I've been there before, so my hopes weren't high. I don't go there because it's sushi, I go there because it's seafood (I wouldn't regularly visit a fry-it-in-fat chain like Long John Silver's even if there was one around here) and because it's within walking distance. Honestly, ever since getting the mashed potato side dish with the potato chip lodged in it vertically for decoration, I don't have high expectations for the place. And yet, it managed to surpass them.

I decided to try a seat at the sushi bar this visit. Apparently I ordered enough to qualify for a complementary "house special" halfway through. I did not know one could make beef tempura, and even had I suspected such a thing was possible, I would have a difficult time believing one is supposed to use such low-grade beef that it has no flavor and leaves the underside of the fried batter greasy. And yet, given the evidence before me, that's exactly how it's made, give or take some soy sauce drizzled unappealingly on top.

Maybe I'll try the miso next time.

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So noted. The Ministry of Truth is a useful thing, no?

[silvermink.livejournal.com]

*giggles a bit, mostly due to sleep deprivation*