05/28/09

Decent strip-mall sushi

by Wingchild

I tried Sushi 101 based on CitySearch recommendations and am pleased to report that I enjoyed a decent meal there. It's good, but not spectacular, despite the reputation. Please take careful note of five-star reviews that rave about the California Rolls. Chances are these reviews are written by someone with limited sushi experience.

Sushi 101 has college-town atmosphere. Bright colors are on display, there are a few televisions up on the walls for people to watch, and the Ballantyne shop tends to draw a fairly young (sometimes loud) crowd. It's good for food but wouldn't be my choice for an upscale romantic dinner.

The menu has some variety but fish types are generally limited to "safe" items. You aren't going to find a lot of dishes involving sea urchin - even eel seems to be a bit of a stretch - but if salmon and tuna are your thing you're definitely coming to the right place.

The dishes I sampled were tasty and the fish was firm and cold. This is a fine place to have lunch, particularly if you go with people who are new to sushi. If you take the place for what it is you'll probably have a good meal here. If you go in looking to sample omakase prepared by a traditional japanese chef, you'll be disappointed.

• Pros: Convenient, tasty, isn't frightening for newbies
• Cons: Not much thrill for the experienced sushi-eater

07/31/08

don't judge a book by it's cover

by licious13

If the place wasn't so packed with people when we went we would have certainly not eaten sushi here. It's ambience and feeling of cleanliness is lacking. The food however was very good. We had the spider roll, rainbow roll, professor Vu, dragon fly and the super crunch

It was all tasty. The only downside the that the rice was so over-cooked that it was no longer sticky, so each piece fell apart. The martini's were very watery too.

We would definitely eat here again though.

• Pros: I didn't get sick!
• Cons: the tuna sashimi appetizer needed to be crisper/fresher

06/21/08

best and fast sushi eva

by ruci

i love this place is perfect the service is fast is hell servers nice with me chip price and the best part foood is wonderful. Some people dont like but anyway ilove this place and the owner is pretty nice is the best restaurant in town 3 of them. the sushi guys r so nice 2 if u go there ask for israel they know me say what u find here in this web just good words about sushi 101 and the manager Vu is the best. i love that place the other restaurants is so whatever. i dont like. to expensive bad service no no no i hate that. IF U WANT SOMETHING GOOD GO THIS PLACE SUSHI 101 AND TRY MR. PROFFESOR VU ROLL IS THE BEST JUST $10 BUT IS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD. ENJOY AND THEY ARE FREE SMOKING BEFORE 9 P.M. TRY SAKE BOOM AND DONT FORGET THE TIPS BYE PEACE ISRAEL

• Pros: SERVICE GOOD
• Cons: NOTHING