Soy and Sake dinner on Monday

New friend Dave and I decided to go out to dinner, Soy and Sake was the pick, neither of us had ever been and had heard good reviews. New friend Dave was late, silly traffic, at this point my stomach was eating itself, anything would have tasted good.
We arrived on the west side and shockingly enough found parking pretty quickly near the restaurant.
The place looks just like the photos on the website! These amazing windows that open right onto the street, a gorgeous fish tank in the middle of the dining room.
The food and drink menus are extensive, lots of Red Bamboo type of stuff (same owners), but a lot of Japanese fare.
New friend Dave was being a boner and wouldn't order juice with me (1 fresh juice is something like $3.50 but if you get 2 it's only $3.75), so we opted for just food.
Did NOT disappoint.



We ordered 2 bento boxes each, they came with miso soup and salads. NF Dave got teriyaki chicken and I got salmon tempura. Not only did our dishes come with said specialty items and soup and salad, but also 2 dumplings, 6 pieces of sushi, and a piece of fruit - we got watermelon. Also ordered a maki roll to split - 18 pieces consisting of spicy tuna, eel, and california crab rolls ($14).

Super big ups - The miso soup is still lingering in my mind, some of the best flavors I've had in a long time. I'm so glad our entrees came with the soup, I never would have ordered it hadn't they, and it was the perfect broth, perfect size, sooooo good.
The creamy sauce drizzled on our california rolls was out of this world, but I'm a sucker for cream.
Never had anything quite like the spicy tuna and eel rolls, to tell you the truth, I couldn't tell them apart too well, but they were absolutely breathtaking.
















Downfalls - the eel and spicy tuna could have been a little crunchier, the seaweed wasn't as crisp as I normally like, the tempura battered veggies and salmon could have came with a good sauce (the sauce they provided was supposed to be a teriyaki sauce, but wasn't too far from soy sauce), and the wasabi could have been more powerful.
Those are all nitpicking details, the food was excellent, the prices were fantastic, the atmosphere was incredible.
Afterward a long city walk to digest, super fun.



Soundtrack : Head Hits Concrete - Thy Kingdom Come Undone (<3 Mike)