Asahi Sushi

Asahi Sushi
640 Church St

So back a few weeks ago when we were featured on Blogto, another guy popped out of the wood work and said how much he liked this site. Co-incidentally enough, he does his own sushi blog. Jon at sushipalooza has a nifty gimmick, where he started at the closest place to where he lives and started out from there to the next closest, and so on. We chatted a bit and I tossed out the idea that we do a place together. It was decided it was a good idea, and he suggested a place on Church street. I haven’t been there, so my criteria was met. He’s actually already posted his review, but I’m not reading it until I’m done!

The first wrong that needed to be righted was the fact that Jon had never had Sushi Pizza. I didn’t jot down the price, as it was ordered for him, but I did manage to sample a piece. A bit heavy on the onion, but better than I’ve had in at least a few places. A different approach with diced onion and cucumber on top along with the salmon and mayo. Edamame ($3.95) was ordered for starters, and while it didn’t come in a nice sushi boat, it was done perfectly. Sadly, I have had edamame that was done wrong, so it *is* possible to mess it up.

A big shock to everyone who read this, my sister Laura had the Vegetarian sushi dinner ($12.95) which from my perspective looked a little different from usual. I’m not sure I’ve seem the shitake mushroom nigiri, and the avocado nigiri looked really good. I’ve developed quite an addiction to the fruit. I had had a large lunch, so I decided that discretion was the better part of valour and ordered but a single roll. Two would have been pushing it and I might not have enjoyed it, leading to a lukewarm review. I usually try and get the “signature” roll if there is one, and there was an Asahi Roll ($11.95) on the menu. This was basically a Dynamite roll (Tempura Shrimp, Crab Stick, and the usual) topped with spicy Salmon. The spicy salmon was a tad on the “too spicy” side, which did detract somewhat from the rest. Sometimes less is more, and as strange as it sounds this roll probably would have been a bit better with a little less of the salmon.

I looked on with a little greed at what Jon and his sister had ordered, but portion control is sometimes a good idea. I’m actually quite surprised at how well his photos turned out, quite true to how delicious his sushi looked. The real fun, however, was actually getting a seat on the patio. It was a nice breath of fresh air when people weren’t smoking on the bar patio next door.

I’d definitely come back here again, but next time with a much larger appetite!