So part two of our fabulous Valentine's weekend brought us to Yanagi Sushi, the best sushi in town and our favorite place to eat; we have gone here at least 7 times. Sadly it's pricey, but honestly worth the money because you will leave the place 100% satisfied. Everytime we go, we have our usual Golden California Roll but we decided to switch things up this time around:
DISH Hungry Roll (fried spicy tuna roll with salmon served with mayonnaise and eel sauce) - $8.75
DANKNESS FACTOR 9/10
COMMENTS
Perfect amount of spiciness, and it's fried and crunchy so of course it's going to be delicious. Plus, this was the first roll we were served, and the first bite into any roll is the best.
One of my favorite rolls by far. I love the spicy tuna and the friedness of the roll; it gives it a good crunch. I love this roll, definitely a winner.
DISH Tiger Eyes Roll (baked squid and salmon with avocado, gobo, and crabmeat served with eel sauce) - $11.50
DANKNESS FACTOR 6/10
COMMENTS
The roll was much smaller than we expected, but still tasty. It kind of had two or three simple flavors rather than the 50 different flavors the rolls we usually like have, but we wanted to try out the squid which turned out to be pretty good. It was definitely unique and unlike anything I've seen before. Not really worth the price though.
Not the best roll; it was very chewy and I like my squid to be tender. It was also the most expensive roll we bought and my least favorite one. The picture on the menu was also deceiving. Will not be ordering again.
COMMENTS
The roll was much smaller than we expected, but still tasty. It kind of had two or three simple flavors rather than the 50 different flavors the rolls we usually like have, but we wanted to try out the squid which turned out to be pretty good. It was definitely unique and unlike anything I've seen before. Not really worth the price though.
Not the best roll; it was very chewy and I like my squid to be tender. It was also the most expensive roll we bought and my least favorite one. The picture on the menu was also deceiving. Will not be ordering again.
DISH Baked Dynamite Roll (California roll with scallops, mushrooms, and onions on top, baked with house mayo and gobo) - $9.75
DANKNESS FACTOR 11/10
COMMENTS
Hands down our favorite roll in this restaurant. There are 100 different flavors, the scallops are tasty, the mushrooms and sauce are absolutely delicious, it has a nice crunch to it, and it's just perfection. It has replaced our old time favorite Golden California Roll.
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IVE EVER EATEN!!! God definitely had a role in the making of this roll.
DANKNESS FACTOR 7.5/10
COMMENTS
We thought it'd be really light and thin considering it was tofu based, but it turned out to be pretty thick and dense. It was served cold, and it had a unique texture different from most cheesecakes. SO GOOD.
We didn't try the free dessert technique because 1) they blast bass bumping, fist pumping music for your birthday and clap and sing for you and 2) we had just celebrated and had that done for my birthday about a week ago.
I was hoping for a really light, airy cheesecake when we ordered it, but it was kind of a let down. Don't get me wrong, I love my sweets, but it wasn't worth it in my opinion.
Yanagi Sushi
1203 Marsh Street
San Luis Obispo, CA
8/10
We need to start learning about food presentation because our dishes look sad next to these restaurant dishes. All in time.
Great blog, awesome concept! Love the photos, if you ever feel like adding a whole new level to the hungry roll, try adding cream cheese. It might cost a 1.00 extra but it is worth it.
ReplyDeleteeww are you kidding me??? fried rolls slathered with mayo, cream cheese and 3 other kinds of sauces making every dish taste indistinguishable from the other to hide the non-freshness of ingredients?? no thank you. real japanese cuisine over americanized korean style "sushi" any day.
ReplyDeleteuh 2 wordz: bye felicia.
Deletegood food is good food, regardless of whether or not it's a derivation of the original cuisine it's based on.
No need to judge! If anything I am sure the fry it and slather it with mayo to appeal to Americans. Authentic asian cuisine of ANY sort if absent in the Central Coast. You know you are in trouble when the best Chinese food in your city is Panda Express...
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