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pat houlahan
Citizen
Username: Imsocurious
Post Number: 15
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 - 12:43 am: |     |
If I understand the invitation correctly, it seems like they are inviting everybody to their Opening Celebration on 9/8/05 (Thursday) between 5:00-6:00PM. They were handing out invitations at the train station this evening to everyone getting off the train.
The invitation reads "a selection of sushi, hors d'oeuvres and refreshment will be served".
They are giving out free samples at the restaurant during the one hour time frame.
Been there, love their food and if anybody haven't been there yet, it's a good opportunity to sample their food. |
Virtual It Girl
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 3114
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 - 7:16 am: | |
Hmmm, not many people get home that early but I'll be around. Maybe I''ll take the opporunity to try them. It's a great idea. |
Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 7351
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Friday, September 9, 2005 - 10:49 am: | |
The shrimp tempura rolls with eel sauce were really good. |
Virtual It Girl
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 3130
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, September 9, 2005 - 10:56 am: | |
I missed it Dave.
How about the uncooked stuff? Care to share your opinion?
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Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 7362
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Friday, September 9, 2005 - 5:52 pm: | |
It was good. Been there twice. Not a huge jump over other local sushi places, but the service is very good and the owners and chefs are very friendly, which goes a long way. Also there are two tatami rooms, which can accommodate 4-10 people at the table. |
Virtual It Girl
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 3137
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, September 9, 2005 - 7:53 pm: | |
Well that's settled then. I have to bring the kids. |
CageyD
Citizen
Username: Cageyd
Post Number: 378
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2005 - 7:46 am: | |
VIG bear in mind there is no kids menu. My six year old's Terriyaki meal was $18. Ouch.
Frankly I thought the food was only OK. Was a little grossed out too when my daughter's meal came out with a dead fly on it. They apologized profusely but still - ick. |
Virtual It Girl
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 3139
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2005 - 9:03 am: | |
In Japanese places my kids get miso soup, salad, rice, maybe share shrimp tempura. The 3yo loves shrimp and crab and the 9yo likes california rolls and a few other kinds of "beginner" sushi. We generally eat family style.
The fly though, that is disgusting. |
lawally
Citizen
Username: Lawally
Post Number: 39
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2005 - 5:13 pm: | |
Hate to be a buzz kill on a new place, but we had a fly incident at Ariyoshi too. We went last night and right under a tuna roll was a live fly. The fly flew off, but it was a real appetite killer. On the plus side, the staff handled our complaint quickly and courteously and the rest of the food was fine. But still... |
Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 7371
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2005 - 9:08 pm: | |
buzz kill. i get it. haha. |
lawally
Citizen
Username: Lawally
Post Number: 41
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 11:45 pm: | |
Oops! Is my slip showing?  |
Joe
Citizen
Username: Gonets
Post Number: 977
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 - 12:43 pm: | |
Went there a couple of times already. They're pretty good. Hopefully they'll hang on. |
Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 7402
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 5:01 pm: | |
Had lunch there today. Outstanding sushi. One minor annoyance was their credit card machine wasn't working. I'll make it a regular lunch visit if the machine gets fixed. |
I'm Only Sleeping
Citizen
Username: Imonlysleeping
Post Number: 56
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 5:05 pm: | |
Ate there recently. Thought it was a step up from what's generally available out here. Fish was good, but the sushi rice was underseasoned and dried out. Better than Samarai, though. And a nice atmosphere. I'll definitely try it again. |
Earlster
Supporter
Username: Earlster
Post Number: 1318
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, September 16, 2005 - 9:13 pm: | |
Went their twice for lunch, and got take out for the family for dinner once.
The hostes remembered our lunch choice at the second time, they are very friendly and IMHO the dinner was the best sushi I have had around here.
So far this has been flaw (fly) less.
Sono also seems to have a new sushi chef and they have kicked it up a notch.
Now if any of the two would deliver, samurai could go packing. |
ess
Citizen
Username: Ess
Post Number: 200
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Monday, September 19, 2005 - 7:43 pm: | |
Went to Ariyoshi last week. Thought the sushi was excellent, and everyone was quite pleasant. Delivery to Maplewood would be a huge plus.
No flies or other insects in my experience. That is revolting. |
Virtual It Girl
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 3197
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, September 19, 2005 - 7:56 pm: | |
We went on Sat. and got to sit in the Tatami room with the girls (our girls that is, there weren't any of those kind of "girls") and we all had a very enjoyable meal. Mr. Shh and I shared the sushi for 2. I made sure to request a nice variety of fish, not just salmon and tuna which I often get lately. It was really good. Next time we decided the fish can stand on it's own and we'll get the sashimi for 2. The house salad and miso soup were very good. My eldest had two bowls of miso soup she loved it so much. The salad had nice greens and the dressing was better than the usual. The girls also shared a shrimp tempura dinner, and didn't eat much of it after all the soup, rice and salad but the piece I had was fine.
It was definitely a big notch above the other local places we have been to as of late. |
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