Daily Delish – I promise this won’t change into ‘daily sushi!’ ;)

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Daily Delish

I’ve been wanting to share this deliciousness for awhile now, but figured I should spread out my sushi posts so that non-sushi lovers don’t start boycotting The Daily Balance!

Last Friday, the Mister and I tried out a new sushi joint before we saw Star Trek – Side note: this movie was quite good! I was shocked! I thought for sure that I would be pretty lost, having never seen the TV show, but I was able to follow everything and I REALLY enjoyed the movie! Dare I call myself a trekkie? Perhaps. Mainly because I like the word and think wearing Spock ears would be pretty cool.

Anyway, before heading over to the move, we stopped at Asuka. Asuka is a newer sushi joint on the West Side of Cleveland. The Mister and I are Eastsiders, so heading out to this place was a special treat. We were immediately impressed by the selection of specialty maki rolls. I ordered my signature Philadelphia, but also branched out to try something new,  The Lobster Salad roll. The roll contained: Shrimp, kani, avocado and tempura flakes and was topped with a piece of lobster with “special spicy sauce.” I was a bit turned off by the “spicy special sauce.” (what makes it so special?!), but took the plunge for the sake of being adventurous and sharing new food with all of YOU. See, people? It really is all about you!
Cute table fixins!

Cute table fixins!

My plate

My plate

The star! - Lobster Salad Roll

The star! - Lobster Salad Roll

From the side

From the side

This was delicious! I was a bit taken aback by the “spicy special sauce” (still not sure why it’s so special!), it certainly had a KICK to it! I’m a huge wuss when it comes to spicy food, so for you this would probably have the spiciness equivalent of black pepper (I’m not kidding!).

While the Mister and I both agreed that our meal was delish, we probably won’t be visiting Asuka again any time soon. We have way too many fabulous sushi joints on the East side to keep our tummies and mouths happy!

How often do you venture outside your ‘hood to try new restaurants?

7 Responses to “Daily Delish – I promise this won’t change into ‘daily sushi!’ ;)”

  1. Michelle said:

    Beautiful sushi rolls will never cease to make me drool!!! Looks like you ordered such a fancy one, but no spiciness for you?? OH NO that’s my favorite type of “spice”! Sadly sushi doesn’t fill me up so i end up spending a lot more than i would have… or i leave hungry. hahahaha

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  2. Mara @ What's For Dinner? said:

    OMG SUSHI!!!! AGAIN!!! I got a great sushi place for ya when your’e here too :)

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  3. Anais said:

    I love trying out new restaurants, I just wish I had enough money to do it more often ;)

    AND I love sushi! Everytime I read your posts on sushi I just feel like heading out and getting some! I really think I could have sushi everyday…lol!

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  4. Marion said:

    Most of the restaurants in my immediate neighborhood are either chains or just pretty generic, so anything interesting requires at least a bit of a drive. I love to try new restaurants but don’t do it as often as I’d like.

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  5. Linda said:

    What a pretty presentation of the lobster roll! Now I’m thinking of getting myself a few rolls for dinner tonight.

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  6. Joe said:

    Yum! This looks so good. Perhaps you should have a daily sushi?

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