I had a great time, and really good food.\r
I had the privilege of dining with a Chinese family that explained the finer points to me about the sauces, translations, etcetera...\r
I know this is a Japanese restaurant, but it's Chinese owned, and much of the staff is Chinese. \r
Don't let that bother you. Many of the Japanese places around Cle are actually ran by Chinese owners.\r
..Anyway, most people are scared of good maki rolls, let alone sashimi.\r
The family I dined with ordered for the whole table and what I got was a giant, delicious platter of sashimi, maki, and tempura.\r
We sat in the more private back room, not the hibachi side, so this was mostly a sushi fest.\r
There were a few separate complete meals ordered as well, but I'll start with the sushi.\r
The sashimi was salmon, scallops, white tuna, cold smoked tuna, yellowtail, and a couple others that I don't quite remember. Beautifully presented and delicious. It was a lot of sashimi. I've actually never eaten that much simple sashimi in one sitting before, and I've had a lot of sushi for a white dude. \r
It was all perfectly chilled, and I could tell it was as fresh as sushi around Ohio is gonna get.\r
Something else noteworthy is the sides/pallet cleansers. The seaweed salad over radish noodle apparently comes standard with sushi platters. It's something most places don't do, but they do it very good here. Sometimes seaweed salad can be overly fishy or salty, but theirs was impressive. The pickled ginger is as good as you'll get anywhere( I look at pickled ginger with sushi, like coleslaw with smoked BBQ. It's important to have it right.)\r
A few maki rolls were ordered for the table. I was most impressed with the ""4.5"". I think it was the first roll I've had where raw clam was the best part.\r
The service was very good, and kept the tea pots and sauces coming.\r
One member of my party had hibachi steak brought over and it was cooked to the perfect medium as ordered. I, myself also ordered a spicy chicken dish. The portion for this was also huge. It was different from what I excepted. Whole fillets of lightly breaded chicken, rather than chunks of chicken drenched in sauce. The sauce for this dish actually came on the side. I really only ordered this as a side note, so I could have a meal for later and as of an hour ago, I know that was a wise choice... Be aware though, that their Chinese dishes are not what you will expect. They are prepared in a more Japanese style.\r
Maybe the fact that I was guest to an Asian family who ordered for me, and ordered so many items that it would be impossible to not enjoy the meal- factors in to how much I loved it, but aside from that, it was some of the most impressive sashimi I've ever had in Cleveland. \r
If you ace the sashimi, it's because you serve good sushi. I had a great time, and will be back. \r
Also, forgot to mention that the decor is very stylish and a great atmosphere.
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