Nathan wanted to have birthday dinner at I Love Sushi. (We just got one in Madison!) We packed up and went tonight.
We arrived at 5:30 and were seated immediately. I was pleased to see Kirin and Sapporo draft, and selected the latter. Japanese restaurants should have Japanese draft beer. Most Japanese beers, Sapporo included, are just okay, but I’ve gotten accustomed to having them with sushi. (I’m just not much of a sake person.)
We had gyoza and fried calamari for appetizers. Both were tasty, though the calamari was a little saltier than it needed to be.
For dinner, Lea had sizzling beef, which was tasty, but it just looked like fajitas so it wasn’t very photogenic. Both boys and I ate sushi. Our ordering model was we’d each get two rolls for ourselves, then three additional rolls to share among us. Behold the arsenal:
For those of you scoring at home, that’s California roll and eel roll in the rear; two rows of spicy tuna roll; a row of shrimp tempura roll; firecracker roll in the front on the left; and rainbow roll in the front on the right. Call this the “Williams and Sons” sushi platter. You can replicate it for $66.85.
We didn’t quite make it. Could have done with one roll less, I think. Figures we’d leave five of the most expensive pieces:
I might have tried to power through these, but I’m stepping on my doctor’s scale in the morning. Heh.
Service was excellent throughout the evening. Lea had a chocolate martini for dessert, which met with her approval.
Glad to have you out our way, I Love Sushi. We’ll see you again!
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Mmm. Eel. My favorite.
It was all rather tasty. I’m delighted the boys like it.
I usually get some nigiri sushi and/or sashimi, but I got so brain-locked on our ordering model that I didn’t think about it until after we’d placed it. I’ll get some next time.