Wasabi Roll
Murasaki

Murasaki

4622 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Washington, 20007, United States Of America, Calumet-Norvelt

Tea • Soup • Sushi • Lunch


"In an attempt to both satisfy my current sushi obsession and explore some of the lesser known DC restaurants, my best friend and I decided to give Murasaki on Wisconsin Avenue a shot on a hot summer day for a relaxing sushi lunch. Murasaki has a great sushi menu with some fabulous un-traditional roll options, including shiitake mushroom roll and pickled ginger roll. There is a nice shaded outdoor seating area with Japanese tea garden vibe, so I recommend sitting outside if you can. Inside seating is really nice as well, and noise level isn’t bad, so you can’t go wrong with either! The sushi was really great and we had a fantastic lunch. I opted for three sushi rolls – avocado, shiitake mushroom, and pickled ginger, and an order of scallop sashimi. I looooove pickled ginger with a fiery passion and as simplistic as this roll was, it was phenomenal! Fish was fresh and delicious, and all the veggies tasted incredibly fresh. Menu also includes lunch specials such bento boxes (only $9.95, and served with miso soup to start , salads, large sashimi menu, excellent tempura options, and other seemingly non-traditional dishes, such as lobster tempura (as well as yam and eel miso soup. My best friend went the bento box option, and said the California roll was some of the best she’s had in DC. She looked to be in foodie heaven while biting into her shrimp tempura, so I’d say that’s a positive review! Other non-sushi items that looked really good included the plethora of appetizers, which ranged from grilled octopus to fresh tofu salad with ginger and scallions to seared beef with enoki mushrooms (for you meat eaters out there! Noodles, rice, and various teriyaki options round out the large menu. Quick and friendly service, great lunch spot in the Tenleytown area. No complaints from me! Easily accessible by the Tenleytown Metro (red line , and I will definitely be back to get some more of the restaurant’s more intriguing sushi items, such as the Baked Scallop Roll. Restaurant has a separate dinner menu as well. Great sushi, reasonably priced, and I will definitely be back when I’m in this area of town! For now, I’ll be content satisfying my sushi cravings at Sizzling Express :"

Sushi Star

Sushi Star

9905 Rose Commons Dr, Huntersville, NC 28078, United States

Sushi • Casual • Asiatic • Seafood


"After getting a haircut close by, it was lunchtime and I was hungry so I was on the fence between sushi or salad...sushi won out so I placed an order online. Kept it simple and ordered the fried California roll (called Francesca) and accompanied it with an order of fried chicken and veggie dumplings (Gyoza). Notification said 15-35 minutes.When I walked in about 25 minutes later my order was ready and waiting and a pleasant person behind the register handed me a styrofoam cup with a lid and sealed straw to fill myself at the drink fountain dispenser.While it was a sunny spring day, it was windy so I opted to sit inside and enjoy my lunch. Fried dumplings were nice and crispy, not overly greasy and still a good temperature. The traditional Gyoza sauce had an unexpected spiciness that detracted from the dumplings so after a few tries, I skipped. The Fried California Roll was tasty and the outside was a fried crispy coating but rather than a batter coating, it was more similar to a cornflakes coating. It tasted okay with that coating and it wasn't greasy. The rice seemed unusually large for sushi rice and it crumbled more easily than expected. The other fillings also slipped out easily from their surrounding rice enclosure. Because of the larger sized rice the entire roll was bigger than expected and while it was sliced after frying, the pieces were too big for a single bite and because the oversized rice also didn't stick together well, once you bit one piece in half, the remaining portion promptly began to slip apart. Overall, messiness aside, I thought it tasted fine.They didn't automatically include sliced ginger (or wasabi) which are traditionally served with sushi but fortunately, since I was still eating there, I was able to go up to the counter and ask for ginger which was readily provided. If I were to ever eat here again, I'd want to remember to ask for it in advance....But, it's unlikely I will ever return. In less than an hour after eating this lunch, I began experiencing intestinal issues (not stomach related, no nausea). My intestines were grumbling and cramping for the next 15-25 minutes, followed initially by gas...that eventually led to an unexpectedly urgent drive home. After a prolonged visit down the hall, I managed to resume my remaining errands without further interruptions.Needless to say, I can only speculate that something was either spoiled or cross-contamination occurred in the food preparation area. Either way, it's unlikely I'll be having a craving for sushi from this place, or anywhere else, anytime soon."