James Silverton wrote:

> Dan wrote on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:03:18 -0500:
>
> DL> James Silverton wrote:
> ??>> thepixelfreak wrote on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:57:39 -0800:
> ??>>
> ??>>>> thepixelfreak wrote:
> ??>>>>>
> ??>>>>> Going to San Fran and wondering where the good sushi is
> ??>>>>> downtown. Won't have a car so someplace cab-able would
> ??>>>>> be nice. Staying near the Embarcadero.
> ??>>>>
> ??>>>> My favorite place closed years ago.. I had another great
> ??>>>> dinner at Sakana on Post St. A little bit of a walk
> ??>>>> from Market St., but doable.
> ??>>
> t>>> We ended up going to a place called Tsunami, 1306 Fulton
> t>>> St.
> ??>>
> t>>> Very nice sushi. Prepared flawlessly. Best prepared crab
> t>>> sunomono we've ever had. Looked like art. Fish was super
> t>>> fresh. --
> ??>> Would you return to a place where the fish was noticeably
> ??>> lacking in super freshness? That is any hint of a "fishy"
> ??>> taste.
>
> DL> I have returned to places where the fish wasn't super
> DL> fresh. Super market sushi is one of them.. the fish isn't
> DL> super fresh, but its not rotting. Obviously its not great
> DL> stuff, but I'll eat it from time to time.
>
> Yes, I have picked up sushi from Fresh Fields and places like that but
> it's rather a desperation measure even it is not bad. Rather poor
> texture rather than a fishy taste is sometimes my criticism. I was not
> thinking of them as a restaurant to return to.

Well in some cases I've had to return to restaurants like this.
We only have one sushi place in out town, and its not that great.
If I plan things, I'll go to the good ones in other towns.. but
often I'm pressed for time and have ended up at their counter to
sup on less then great sushi.

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Dan