I ended up eating quite a bit of bait, err sushi, on my last business trip...
Turns out my co-worker Chip has a fondness for bait. Chip is a lot of fun, and would probably make even haggis or chitlins palatable.
Week before last, we found a great little sushi restaurant across from the Pappas complex off of Northwest Hwy called Nori Sushi. We ended up ordering four items, and even though neither of us is shy at the table, we couldn't finish it all.
This week, we discovered Sushi Awaji on Macarthur Blvd in Irving. It is a buffet, and not only has a large selection of rolls and nigiri, but has a nice selection of sashimi and lots of cooked food including made to order udon. Dinner was a bit pricey at $35 including tax and tip, but lunch was reasonable at $15 including tax and tip. Yes, we ate there for dinner one night, and then went back for lunch the next day.
The whole sushi thing still has me a bit puzzled anyway. Between the soy sauce and wasabi (Wasabi-joyu), any subtlety of the fish/rice/whatever is lost. I tried eating some of the sashimi and sushi rolls without the wasabi-joyu, but I found that pretty boring. I do enjoy the Gari (the sweet, pickled ginger).
I am by no means a sushi connoisseur; I enjoyed both restaurants, but Chip said Nori Sushi was much better. Both seemed good to me. I guess my palate just isn't that sophisticated - which I guess I already knew given my experience with wine, whiskey and cigars (i.e. I can't tell a really great one from a good one and don't really care for any) .
I still occasionally think about the whole worms crawling through my brain thing when I eat raw fish, but it is a nice alternative to eating a heavy meal especially late at night, which happens all too often when working a deal. I still doubt that I'd pick a sushi restaurant as a first choice if I were by myself or not having the cost of the meal reimbursed, but, when in a business setting, I'm finding that I actually do enjoy a meal of bait. I've always envied dolphins, and that's all they eat, right?
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Posted by David at April 10, 2009 02:22 PM | Categorized under: A day in the life