Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Sushi Deli
My friend Ralph and I went to Sushi Deli last Saturday evening. I was expecting it to be crowded. A Saturday night in the gaslamp. What was I thinking??
Turns out I didn't have to worry about it too much. Us old folks apparently eat earlier (6:30 pmish) than the rest of the oh-so-hip and trendy gaslampers. And being Cinco De Mayo, I guess SUSHI was not tops on everyone's list of places to go.
Their loss.
What a great little find in the downtown area. We feasted on sake (I'm a always a sucker for salmon) Rainbow Roll, something called a Mary Roll, and Ralph had a couple of pieces of ikura (salmon roe).
One nice thing about Sushi Deli is that you can order one piece, rather than always a pair (nigiri) like other sushi spots.
We also ordered some fried calamari -- not really sushi, but it was tasty.
We washed this all down with a couple of nice crisp Kirin beers.
The only disappointment of the evening was the vegetable tempura, which seemed to consist of one slice of carrot, one florette of brocolli, and two chunks of sweet potato. Hard to split a florette of brocolli, but we did it.
All in all, a good dinner. Nice walk from Ralph's place on 9th and 'G' to Broadway and 1st, next to the Spreckle's Theater.
And for only $40. Total, not each. Can't beat that!
Turns out I didn't have to worry about it too much. Us old folks apparently eat earlier (6:30 pmish) than the rest of the oh-so-hip and trendy gaslampers. And being Cinco De Mayo, I guess SUSHI was not tops on everyone's list of places to go.
Their loss.
What a great little find in the downtown area. We feasted on sake (I'm a always a sucker for salmon) Rainbow Roll, something called a Mary Roll, and Ralph had a couple of pieces of ikura (salmon roe).
One nice thing about Sushi Deli is that you can order one piece, rather than always a pair (nigiri) like other sushi spots.
We also ordered some fried calamari -- not really sushi, but it was tasty.
We washed this all down with a couple of nice crisp Kirin beers.
The only disappointment of the evening was the vegetable tempura, which seemed to consist of one slice of carrot, one florette of brocolli, and two chunks of sweet potato. Hard to split a florette of brocolli, but we did it.
All in all, a good dinner. Nice walk from Ralph's place on 9th and 'G' to Broadway and 1st, next to the Spreckle's Theater.
And for only $40. Total, not each. Can't beat that!
Labels: budget sushi, calamari, ikura rainbow roll, kirin, nigiri, sake
