Duwardo and I went to Shun the other night for dinner. Sadly, we thought Osaka was better. I had the cold soba noodles, and it was bland and completely uninteresting. It only tasted better when I threw in a bunch of ginger to give it some flavor.
Duwardo’s sashimi wasn’t much better either…he said that the fish didn’t taste super fresh, and it just wasn’t cut well. The presentation just wasn’t there. The fish sides were all jagged and it didn’t look nice. This is sushi! You have sharp sashimi knives, there shouldn’t be jagged edges!!! Additionally, the portions were a bit small compared to other places we’ve been to in Seattle.
Overall, it was ok…it wasn’t so horrible, it wasn’t super great…just ok. I don’t know if we’d go back to this place though…I liked Blue C Sushi better.
Shun, 2510 NE Blakeley St Seattle, WA 98105
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duwardo // September 16, 2006 at 6:50 am
Indeed, I was unimpressed by the sashimi, which is a fairly good barometer of the rest of the food at any sushi restuarant. Poor presentation only magnified the lack of freshness and flavor in the fish.
I was pleased to find good variety and creativity in the menu. However, those good feelings were quickly dashed by the unintelligible, pushy wait-staff.
I expected more, Shun, and one would have to do some convincing to get me to go back.
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