mmm-yoso!!! is the blog which is never on vacation. ed (from Yuma) is resting. Kirk is also resting. Cathy ate and doesn't rest. She is blogging today.
Wa Sushi used to be Haru-Ya. It's in the same mall with Khan's Cave and Boll Weevil, kitty corner from the Registrar of Voters. A few weeks ago, The Mister and I met to have dinner here and it was so very crowded. We would have to wait. So we walked over to Boll Weevil and had some burgers. The other day I was really craving 'food you can eat with chopsticks" and called TheMister and asked me to try meeting here again. We were lucky: there were empty tables. We noticed the sign out front "All sushi and rolls 40% off". We ordered from the regular menu. The Mister's meal came with an excellent -not salty- miso soup.
We ordered the Japanese cucumber salad($3). Crunchy cucumber, marinated with sweet (sugar) and a light vinegar, this was
excellent. I ordered the Assorted fish salad ($13). This is essentially chirashi, but sliced. Usually chirashi pieces seemto be leftovers and chunks of fish. A large amount of *very fresh* sliced tuna, albacore, salmon, yellowtail on top of mosty iceberg lettuce with a light, soy-ginger dressing. Those 'crunchies' on top are fried pumpkin and very tasty.
The Mister ordered the KinTara Misoyaki ($14). Sea bass, marinated in miso, cooked until the skin was crispy but the fish stayed beautifully moist and flavored delicately with miso. The spring rolls were vegetable filled and fried properly, a light crisp, the California roll was made with real crab. The rice, salad and pickles were all fresh and tasty.
We were almost done and still had the menu on the table and the "40% off all rolls and sushi" sign still had us thinking. So we ordered the "veggie roll" ($7 regular price). Asparagus, avocado, cucumber, cabbage, carrot, fried tofu skin, surrounded with rice and wrapped with soy paper instead of seaweed. An excellent dessert for us. Total bill was $40.55 ($1.50 each for hot green tea, refilled constantly.)
Wa Sushi 9340 Clairmont Mesa Boulevard, Suite 8, San Diego 92123 (858) 569-9595
40% off? Oh, boy.
Posted by: RONW | Tuesday, 20 July 2010 at 01:15 AM
I didn't want to say it in my post, Ron...but in addition, it's *always* 40% off. As in, never can you buy sushi or rolls *at* the regular price. As in, the marked prices...aren't.
Posted by: cathy | Tuesday, 20 July 2010 at 06:12 AM
They do mark the sushi menu so you know which items are 40% off. I don't think the sashimi items were discounted.
We went one Saturday evening and sat down right away. I hear they're pretty busy at lunch.
Posted by: Sandy | Tuesday, 20 July 2010 at 07:38 AM
Did you like it, Sandy? That mile of eateries- from the ROV to 163- always seems crowded at lunchtime. I mean zero parking available. It's crazy.
Posted by: Cathy | Tuesday, 20 July 2010 at 01:13 PM
You know, I was just ok with what I ordered, but I think I got lured by the fancy sushi rolls and 40% off. I should have stayed with the basics. The dinners were good, and now I'm drooling over that misoyaki. I didn't try the California roll, but if it's real crab, I'd better get one next time!
Posted by: Sandy | Tuesday, 20 July 2010 at 01:20 PM
That misoyaki melted in my mouth...it really was perfect.
Posted by: Cathy | Tuesday, 20 July 2010 at 04:36 PM