i've always wanted to try this restaurant as i LOVE okinawan food. ama ebi sushi. very good quality and my husband thinks that was his best ama ebi head. can't say i've had better as they all pretty much are the same.
ikura sushi. not the kind of ikura i like as they have mixed this one in this sauce i don't care for. i prefer regular ikura nothing fancy, but it has to be of very good quality.
this is mozuku and yama imo. both things i love! it seems to me that i love slimy things. it was placed in a ponzu sauce. very refreshing and yummy!
this is teba shio. simple dish, no fail, except when they brought it to us, there was blood on the dish, so obviously it wasn't cooked thoroughly. they took it back and reheated it.
this is the kurobuta kakuni. slowly simmered pork belly in a sweet shoyu sake sauce with a spinach ball. the meat literally melted in your mouth.
echigo beer always good with everything! what more can i say?
this is gyu tataki. seared sliced beef served cold over a bed of sliced onions and green salad topped with garlic chips. the sauce was gingered ponzu. a little overwhelming which made the dish somewhat salty. or maybe just too much sauce?
lastly, i couldn't resist...zenzai. what a great way to end a dinner. just the right amount of sweetness, mochi was very soft and overall very good.
a friend of mine has always told me to try these hot pot places and only now got the chance to try it since we didn't have the kids. we went to this new place in mccully shopping center called hot pot heaven. they have 13 different broths to choose from, thai, kim chee, mushroom, herbal, beef, vegetarian, etc. we decided to get the thai and the kim chee and my hubby got the kim chee at a spicyness of 10. the thai kinda tasted like tom yum soup which i absolutely love! you pick your choice of meat, then you go to the refrigerator to grab whatever plates of additions to put in the hot pot. they have vegetables, seafood, noodles and dumplings. they charge you on the color of the plates. the broths for lunch are 1/2 off the dinner price and they give free refills on the broths. they also have an area with all these different sauces. so good!!!! we were extremely happy and sooooo satisfied and most of all it's healthy! i give this place 5 stars! cheers!
