Sake To Me
Week 4 January 23
One of the problems of being good cooks, cooks who grow and cook and eat our own creations, is that it is hard to find a meal that is significantly better or different than what we can prepare at home. So, this week we decided to find food that we don't make at home. Also, concern for healthy eating is no small factor in deciding what we will both enjoy and digest.
H chose Japanese food and researched for high ratings and images of beautiful dishes. Arriving on Friday, (it was another beautiful faux spring evening) I was somewhat disappointed to find myself in a strip mall in the Murray Hill area of Beaverton. However, we stepped into a brightly lit, clean and modern space with tables and a sushi bar complete with three sushi chefs. Even as they just opened, many tables were already filled, and a continued to be busy with customers and take-out orders.
It took time to peruse the extensive menu; however, we had prepared ourselves ahead of time by watching several YouTube videos about Japanese dishes. Nonetheless, there were many unfamiliar items. Our charming server helped us select Sake (Drunken Whale brand, who could resist?) which was light and lovely, and after careful deliberation, we chose five small plates. While we waited, we watched one after another spectacular bowl and platter arrive at surrounding tables. We even asked our neighbors what they were eating. (A $55 bowl of multicolored fish - sashimi).
Since I do not eat raw fish, I was pleased to note that the menu includes little green fish icons to indicate raw food. We ate tempura shrimp, squid karage, Kobe beef wrapped around enoki mushrooms and green onion, grilled yellow tail collar and miso black cod, which was beyond delicious. The servings were generous and perfectly cooked and beautifully presented. No rice, no sides, we ate it all and savored every bite.
This restaurant gets a 10 out of 10 and we will go back. It was so enjoyable that we've spent the last several days learning about and purchasing Japanese foods to eat at home - healthy and delicious.
$101
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