Sake Sushi did not disappoint.
Located in the corner of East 4th Street on Church Ave sits the Sake Sushi Restaurant, which seems oddly out of place in the Kensington neighborhood. Mostly because of its brick walls and shingle rooftop. (I wish I took a picture of it.) Inside is a neatly decorated restaurant, nothing fancy or chic with small wooden tables and chairs. C said it reminded him of a pizza joint. There were very few tables, mostly two-seaters. We didn't see any additional seating so this place might not be ideal for big groups. They did have a TV in the back corner but because there was a big column right in the center of the restaurant, you won't be able to watch anything if you sit closer to the door.
Now finally the food part. We made it in time for the lunch specials which ends at 3:30PM. Their lunch specials come with BOTH soup and salad! And they seem to have added their own touch to these sides. The miso soup had golden needle mushrooms and wasn't bad at all. The green salad was also very typical, but the salad dressing was not your typical ginger dressing. Theirs was a creamy white color and not as sour. Another plus for me.
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| Miso Soup with Golden Needle Mushrooms and Green Salad |
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| A close up of the not-so-typical ginger dressing |
C ordered the Sushi Lunch ($8.75) and I ordered the Sushi Bento Box ($8.75) because I missed the shumai from Tengu. The Sushi Lunch came with 6 pieces of sushi and a California roll.
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| Sushi Lunch |
My Sushi Bento Box came with 4 pieces of sushi, a full California roll, 3 pieces of shumai and a scoop of rice.
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| Sushi Bento Box - Lunch |
The portions are normal but the quality was definitely better than most local Japanese Sushi restaurants. Each piece of sushi was very fresh, soft and tender. A real delight to eat! I thought my tuna piece had a slight hint of fishiness but C didn't notice anything. It could just be my dislike of tuna. Not like it stopped me from enjoying the rest of my sushi. I think they used Jasmine rice for their sushi because my scoop of rice tasted exactly like the ones from home. C claims that the shumai was better than the average too, but it didn't taste much different to me.
The wait staff was very attentive and refilled our tea multiple times without us asking. They didn't seem to mind us sitting there and refilled our tea even after we paid the bill already. And at 4PM, they still had customers coming in to dine while they set up for their dinner hours.
All in all, Sake might not be 5 stars compared to top-notch Japanese Sushi restaurants, but definitely on top of my list for great neighborhood sushi.
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