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has a $30 for $15 sushi deal. Not a huge savings, but still helpful.Is it a good spot, Sushi CHs?
By opinionatedchef
on Jun 15, 2011 08:03 PM
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My wife and I like it. It's not O Ya, but it's good, and good value.
We almost invariably get a couple of apps and then split the chef's choice sushi/sashimi platter, which typically includes not just a good variety of sushi, sashimi and maki, but also a portion of marinated seafood salad - sort of a Japanese take on ceviche. And once we got to sit next to a supermodel (Tyra Banks), which didn't make the food taste any better but brought a lot of amusing buzz to the place.
The only thing I haven't like there is their fried squid appetizer - it's deep-fried calamari-style, served with a tasty mango-based sauce, but the squid itself was chewy and poorly fried. But then, I'm very particular about my calamari, there aren't many places around that do it well.
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P.S. Thanks for pointing this out - I just bought a couple for myself.
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bob, thanks to your response,i got 2 as well.(Didn't it surprise you that there were no other posts?).
I also really want to try their 28 different choices- $4.50 maki night (though the coupon won't be usable on this). If you (or any other CHs) ever want to meet up there, email me via my member pg.
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Yesterday, I used a coupon and got a few different types of sashimi...salmon, yellowtail and tuna. It was good. The people working there were very nice and welcoming too. I hate when you use one of these coupons and you get an attitude like you're stealing something from them.
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we used our coupon tonight. the seaweed salad and age dashi tofu were very nicely done. The latter was perfectly fried and a nice light broth (I cannot for the life of me figure out why Sushi Island, w/ its superior suhi, serves its very weird no-broth age dashi tofu.) and generous portion. The hamachi kama, My Love's go-to, was well enjoyed. I got a large variety of nigiri and maki. I found the product good but far from stellar. A sushi bar that claims to be a sushi bar really HAS to stock gobo and has to serve yama kake; Gari has neither. So that was my first warning. But the major problem appeared when my order arrived and 80% of my items were heavily dolloped with sweet unagi sauce( deep fried maki but also unagi and caterpillar rolls).I can't really explain how horrified i was. I mentioned it to the waitress and the chef heard this and mumbled something but nothing was done so i scraped it off and enjoyed what i could. If you're into rock 'n roll sushi, maybe you'd enjoy it here but I will stick with my trad sushi fixes at Sushi Island.
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Sushi Island
397 Main St, Wakefield, MA 01880
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Interesting - I can't recall ever getting anything there with sweet unagi sauce. But we tend to stick to the raw and marinated items, not cooked ones.
On second thought - I had a tasty salmon tartare (daily special) last time we were there, made with apples and something slightly sweet - might have been unagi, but what ever it was it worked with that dish.
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