I had "won" an award at work where I was allowed to spend up to $100 on the corporate card. So this was a great opportunity to try a new restaurant that I otherwise would not go to. I had a lot of ideas, so it was hard to choose. I wavered between Morimoto, Jewel Bako and other sushi places. But when the time came to pick a place, we decided on Blue Ribbon Sushi b/c it was close to home but we never really go b/c it's a bit pricier than we would like to spend on dinner.
The decor is pretty modern inside...it's mostly wooden and edgy. The host and sushi chefs are all Japanese and greet you in Japanese when you enter the restaurant...I always kind of liked that in sushi places. The menu is pretty extensive and we were having a hard time deciding how to allocate our money. We considered getting the sake flight ($20) but thought that we would go with a 500 ml bottle of Kaguyahme ($30), which was really good. It was pretty light and fruity and perfect for the occasion. Next we started with the Hamachi Kama ($11.25), which was yellowtail collar. It's the neck/head part of the fish, which is secretly the best and fleshiest part of the fish. I usually really like it and this one wasn't all that bad. It was a bit more pan fried that what I would like but there was lots meat in it.
Next we split the sushi sashimi combo ($33.25), which we were told was made for 1 but we thought if we added a bunch of other rolls and stuff, would make up for it. The combo had 1 spicy scallop roll (Amazing!!! really fresh with not too much mayo), 3 pieces of salmon sashimi, 4 pieces of tuna sashimi, 3 pieces of red snapper sashimi, 2 pieces of spanish mackeral, then tuna sushi, yellowtail sushi, shrimp sushi, white fish sushi, red snapper sushi, and spicy crab sushi. The spicy crab was piled high and wrapped in a light sushi paper...I generally don't like spicy crab in sushi places but it was incredibly good. All of the fish was very fresh tasting and it made me realize the difference between ok sushi and great sushi. Next we had the yellow tail roll ($10), which was also good. It was tightly rolled and didn't have too much rice. After that we were still hungry, so we got the rock shrimp tempura ($15.50) and a spicy crab roll ($10). I had had the rock shrimp tempura a long time ago and remembered it being good and when this came out, it was extremely tasty. There were lots of shrimp and they were battered properly, and the side of spicy mayo that came with it was the right dip for it. The spicy crab roll was fine...probably not on par with the other dishes. There was some sort of lettuce or green leaf in there that I couldn't place that was a bit off tasting.
All in all the meal was great and worth the extra money, but it was nice that we didn't have to pay for most of it ($115). It's definitely a good place for special occasion or if you want to splurge a bit over the usual sushi places in the 'hood.
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