December 14, 2006
Sushi Maru - For A Quick Japanese Meal Fix
Sushi Maru is one of those sushi boat places. This time round, we sat at the table because sometimes the sushi boat to nowhere just goes round and round and round and you can’t really be sure how fresh the sushi is when it comes to you. Also, the unagi sushi in the boat sometimes turns cold. However, if you sit at the table and give your sushi order to the waitress, she will get the sushi fresh from the sushi chef behind the counter. This is the best way to get our fresh hamachi and salmon sushi and warm unagi sushi!
Of course, the hamachi and the salmon sushi are forbidden fishes for me cos they are raw. I had to make do with the unagi sushi. Oh yummy! The pieces were so big but I could still fit them into my mouth. Hehe! Sushi etiquette dictates that you eat nigiri sushi in one bite. The traditional itamae (sushi chef) will make the pieces the proper size for this. So these sushi from Sushi Maru are big, but not too big!
Below are the ones which I could savor ALL of! It’s a combo lunch deal which comes with beef teriyaki and pork cutlet. Lunch specials come with miso soup and salad.
The beef teriyaki has a thin layer of fats at the sides of some pieces and when eaten with the sweet soy sauce marinade, is very flavorful. The grill marks on the beef teriyaki makes a pretty picture pleasing to the eyes. I asked for salad without the dressing so that I could mix the salad with the teriyaki sauce.
I was happy with the pork cutlet too. But only the pork cutlet per se, not the mustard dip that came with it. It was a strange sweet taste that I could not get accustomed to.
The miso soup was a tad too salty and tasted strongly of MSG. My instant miso soup from Range99 tasted way better!
All in all, it is a good deal to eat at Sushi Maru. Sushi boats comes in plates of $1.99, $2.99, $3.99 and $4.99. For the combination we had, it was $2.99 for each pair of sushi (salmon, hamachi, unagi) and $8.99 for my beef teriyaki-pork cutlet combo meal.
Sushi Maru Restaurant
308 Town and Country
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
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December 14th, 2006 at 4:10 pm
Looks like I can try this. Near enough…hahaha.
Do you know if lunch and dinner are charged the same ?
December 14th, 2006 at 4:27 pm
The sushi boats are charged the same for lunch and dinner, but I am not sure if they have any dinner specials. I think the combo meals are a couple dollars more for dinner.
Just a note: I didn’t like any of their sushi boats California rolls. Also, for lunch, the sushi bar closes at 2pm. Enjoy!
December 14th, 2006 at 4:30 pm
Didn’t know you can just order something at those places. I thought you had to grab it off the revolving thingy.
December 14th, 2006 at 6:46 pm
Oh. There are quite a number of tables in this restaurant. Even if you sit at the revolving thinghy, you can also order off their non-sushi menu.
December 17th, 2006 at 12:46 am
I’m so craving sushi now, and I’m not allowed any :-( I absolutely love Japanese food in general, though. I get through both my pregnancies on miso soup and teriyaki salmon. And I’d really like to know how they make salad dressing, cause it’s so good!
December 19th, 2006 at 10:18 pm
How interesting! You call it Sushi Boats there. In Aust, they call it Sushi Trains. In Singapore Sushi Conveyor Belts.
December 20th, 2006 at 8:30 am
Haha! “Sushi Train” is new to me.
In this restaurant, the sushi really comes in a “boat”. Really! I ne’er bluff you.