Fat Kid Adventure #92: Blowfish Sushi (San Jose - Santana Row)

(Originally posted on August 17, 2008)

This is not my death note because I did not eat blowfish. It's called Blowfish because it's sushi "to die for." Very trendy sushi joint down in Santana Row with an anime theme. The waitress was kind of odd, but the sushi rolls were pretty good. We ordered: Blowfish Coolers - lemonade and cranberry flavors, Godzilla roll, Polynesian roll, and Ritsu roll.

The coolers were whatever - nothing special.

Godzilla roll was good - sweet shrimp, mango, avocado, caramelized cashews, roasted coconut, and aonori (green seaweed that wraps around sushi). The mango and sweet shrimp is a good combo, avocado made it a creamier mix, the cashews and coconut provided for mild crunchiness, and finally the aonori kept things from falling apart.

Polynesian roll was second best - flash-fried salmon, bbq eel, mango, papaya, and avocado. The fruits added sweetness to balance the saltiness of the bbq and fried salmon. I really like the idea of flash-frying. The avocado brought the mixture creaminess and it was a pretty good feel in the mouth. Tasty one!

Drum roll for the most baller roll we had - Ritsu roll. This one melts in your mouth, and I know sushi isn't really supposed to, but this one feels good to you while the magic happens. Starring 2 types of tuna, avocado, tobiko (red caviar aka roe), and nori (seaweed) - slightly battered in tempura and flash fried. Served with ponzu sauce. This one is great! It's kind of flat, so it's a more manageable roll, and the fried-ness keeps it all together. The taste is quite nice because the softness of both tunas mix in with the creaminess of the avocado. It feels like slightly crunchy sashimi but with less rawness. The ponzu replaces soy sauce in this case and provides a lighter salty taste. Great roll - definitely worth trying!

This is more like a work up your appetite place than a full meal, but worth a try especially for that Ritsu Roll.

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