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[mylo]

yeah what he said.... 'cept the baby sitter part

hey mylo - can you get those pix from your bro?

Will do, hopefully they came out alright. We'll have to bring a better camera to the next places.

[cw68]

Wish I could have made it over to Aloha for the Ichiban (my all-time favorite).

Last night was my first try at Taiko and I was underimpressed. First off, I showed up late and missed the TNT. The fish was fishy and the Hamachi left a very fishy aftertaste in my mouth. ICK The Taiko Folsom roll was my favorite, but paled in comparison to my two favorites at Aloha.

The fact that there was food left on the table that we didn't eat by the time we left said a lot, IMO.

What bothered me the most, though, is that two of the rolls had cream cheese in them. I'm not a sushi snob, but that's really not authentic at all. I love cream cheese, mind you, but in sushi is just covers your taste buds and hides the other flavors.

Regarding service, I wasn't impressed though I did like that the server said the kids' dishes were big enough to split. He also offered to bring a side of tobiko (fish eggs) for the kid's California roll since they love, love, love it. (It was a little sweet tasting, which I thought odd. Didn't stop my kids from eating spoonfuls of it, however.) After my kids were done eating, I asked his help in clearing some space on the crowded table so they could use the coloring books we brought. After a couple of times at our table, he just dropped a box off and didn't clear away anything. It was obvious most of the plates were done with (empty) and we cleared the table ourselves.

My kids weighed in with their opinions, too. My son didn't think any of the maguro, hamachi or hirame smelled at all. My daughter thought only maguro didn't smell. They both liked the maguro. However, on her own without prodding, they said the gyoza (dumplings) are better at Aloha. The tonkatsu (fried breaded pork) was flavorful, but dry and stringy. The miso soup was really good, however, and had lots of cubes of tofu.

All in all, my experiences at Aloha were better and I'm looking forward to next week.

[mylo]

The miso was tofu-full, but we found it to be salty.

The lil'uns also had a few comments on the ice cream

[twnkltoz]

I love cream cheese in my sushi! But then, I don't give a flip about tradition or authenticity.

[mylo]

Pics posted: http://picasaweb.goo...key=tM8A50HjVSc

[cw68]

The miso was tofu-full, but we found it to be salty.

The lil'uns also had a few comments on the ice cream

Oh yeah, two kids didn't eat their ice cream! They ordered the green tea ice cream, which they have had often and like. It came out in little balls and my son said, "This doesn't taste like ice cream, do I have to eat it?" My daughter just said, "Yuck, this isn't good green tea ice cream." I took one bite and actually agreed with them. I haven't had green tea ice cream balls before, but I really didn't like what the coating was.

[Dave Burrell]

Oh yeah, two kids didn't eat their ice cream! They ordered the green tea ice cream, which they have had often and like. It came out in little balls and my son said, "This doesn't taste like ice cream, do I have to eat it?" My daughter just said, "Yuck, this isn't good green tea ice cream." I took one bite and actually agreed with them. I haven't had green tea ice cream balls before, but I really didn't like what the coating was.

isn't green tea ice cream supposed to have like a tempura batter type of coating? I haven't had that stuff in years - we'll hafta try it out at Aloha next week

[ChipShot]

Green Tea Ice Cream??? No, doesn't exactly sound delicious. Stick with 'Perfectly Pumpkin' from Trader Joe's !!

Verrrrry Good.....

[mylo]

Green Tea ice cream is goooood!

[swmr545]

isn't green tea ice cream supposed to have like a tempura batter type of coating? I haven't had that stuff in years - we'll hafta try it out at Aloha next week

Most places now have the mochi ice cream (the little balls). Mochi is rice that is pounded and ground down into a paste. sooooooooooooo yummmy.

And then there is reg. green tea ice cream that comes in a cup or scooped into a bowl. I like the Maeda brand the best.

[twnkltoz]

I loooove green tea ice cream! I also love it served mochi or deep-fried. mmmmmmm

So, where are we going next week? Kirala? Maybe another side-by-side with Aloha?

[mylo]

Next week is Aloha. Kirala has been suggested for the 21st (if people want to go the Wed before Thanksgiving).

Na Ni Ha is out (closed), Tokyo is banned, so after that it could be Maguro or Suishin

[twnkltoz]

Perfect! 6:00 again, and did we agree that Thursday is ok, or do we need to stick with Wednesday?

[Jolene]

Perfect! 6:00 again, and did we agree that Thursday is ok, or do we need to stick with Wednesday?

Either day works for Jesse.

He was so funny:
ME: "So, are you going to go again next week? Did they talk about it?"
HIM: "Yeah, I'd like to go, you know, just for comparison sake."

Haha! Thanks, y'all, for getting him out of the house! I've been telling him he needs to find his own hobby for years now.

[mylo]

Wednesday!