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Hide Sushi

December 26th, 2008 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit (1)Comment
Check out those pieces with just fish. Yeah. Those are mine.

Check out those pieces with just fish. Yeah. Those are mine.

As a warning, I am not one of those people who gets crazy cravings for sushi or thinks of sushi as some amazing dish that has to be eaten weekly.  In fact, I am still waiting for the “sushi fad” to fade away like Pogs, skateboarding and the pet rock did years ago.

Despite this, I found myself in need of an afternoon snack in that crazy Japanese strip of West LA.  My friend recommended Hide Sushi, and I complied.  My unvegan diet doesn’t leave too much room for sushi, especially if you consider seaweed a vegetable, so I avoided the rolls and ordered the basic yellowtail over rice from the menu.

Sushi doesn’t take too long to make, so I didn’t have to wait too long to fill my mid-afternoon void.  I filled my little bowl with soy sauce and a healthy dose of wasabi before dipping my sushi in.  I topped my yellowtail with a big chunk of ginger and began to eat.  The yellowtail had a great texture and went down very smooth.  It even had a pretty good flavor.

The only downside to my little snack was the price.  I paid $4.20 for two pieces of yellowtail, which was enough to satisfy me until dinner, but had I been truly meal-hungry I could have easily run up quite a tab.


One Response to “Hide Sushi”

  1. Joel says:

    I think you should put the price of your meal after every review. Just so I know how much I’m going to spend.

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