Kinokawa’s Spider Roll
The spider roll is one of those concoctions like fried ice cream, the California Roll or powdered wasabi, which you suspect (or hope) doesn’t exist outside Japanese restaurants in the United States. (And yes: like ginger, wasabi is a root best served freshly grated.) But it almost always tastes so good that you [...]

Sliding past the sushi bar at Koi

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
Scoot up to the sushi bar at Koi and you begin a familiar ritual: figure out the day’s freshest fish, order a couple cuts and then snap your chopsticks apart, shaving away splinters until the things are whittled down to dull little spears. It’s a second-nature [...]

Upon arrival at the restaurants, the first thing you’ll notice is that there are two doors—no dividing wall between the restaurants, just two doors. Enter through the left, and you’re at Aki Sushi, a pleasant sushi joint with a friendly sushi bar and tasty menu. Enter through the right, and you’re at Bai-Plu, home to [...]

Sushi Studio’s Yellow Submarine Roll is deceptively simple: The menu claims the roll is filled with white rice and vegetable tempura stuffed inside slices of mango with crunchy flakes and sweet sauce on top. But there’s more to it. In fact, I will go to my grave swearing that there are drugs in this food—it’s [...]

Eating amongst the indecisive at Aki Sushi/Bai-Plu

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
Whether you happen to be a spineless shell of a human being or a gluttonous foodie who hasn’t yet met a well-prepared dish he wouldn’t eat, waffling about what to eat when dinner time comes around is never fun—especially if you’re with other people. It’s not [...]