(Originally posted on September 2, 2008)
I went to this place twice in four days. This joint is like the Zeni's of sushi places. A gem sacked in an unassuming and shitty looking little plaza at the corner of California and San Antonio on the western edge of Mountain View, Dancy Sushi used to be Monster Sushi used to be TGI Sushi. I have been to both of its predecessors and I must say Dancy is one hell of a newborn.
When it was TGI Sushi, the selection was small and there was too much rice, which was why the rolls were big. When it moved on to Monster Sushi, the selection grew and became a bit more creative, but the overriceage was still a problem. Today, Dancy Sushi says goodbye to all that sucked and unleashed all that is joyous for sushi lovers. Rolls are still huge, but rice dramatically lessened. Sashimi are fresh, and its cool texture tickles the taste buds. The selection is now huge and very creative, and the presentation is quite nice. Try one of the Dancy Special Rolls - you won't be disappointed. The remodeled atmosphere is icing on the cake.
On Friday night's reunion with Arvid, I had the Prospect Roll and got Rar the Spring Collection. On Monday night, Rar and I had Yummy Yummy, Wakame, and Bom. These rolls aren't just traditional ones with new names, they are unique and their tastes distinctly different.
The serving style is also unlike any other sushi restaurants I have been to. Maybe because its ownership is Korean (not sure), but the meal begins with free appetizers - radish salad with strawberry and cucumber slices, fried tuna balls with spicy sauce, and good ol' miso soup. We also ordered corn tea - not bad, tastes like the hot version of the barley tea from Ryowa. The meal is concluded with kiwi to refresh the palate.
Now the rolls I tried:
Prospect roll (soft shell crab, crab meat and cucumber with ebi and avocado on top) is a unassuming 8-piece roll that packs in quite a load. I pretty much ate this roll and some of the appetizers and was done for the night.
Spring Collection (don't have the full description but it was nicely decorated with a gangload of tuna and salmon sashimi pieces on top spiked with some creamy and spicy sauce as well as avocado, the rolls themselves were mainly salmon and tuna as well) was a decked OUT 8-piecer. It is one of the 5 or 6 ultra-special rolls that Dancy offers. These rolls are delicious, contain a pretty sizable variety of seafood and veggie, and are ginormous.
Wakame (spicy tuna and cucumber in the roll, seaweed salad on top) is an artistically assembled 8-piecer. The generous amount of wakame provides a nice green canopy atop the rolls, and the orange roe piled in the middle provided an interesting contrast of green/orange. Though the rolls were a bit smaller than the regular ones, they were still spicy. As you eat it, the massive amounts of the wakame compounded with the actual roll makes each bite quite the mouthful.
Yummy Yummy (shrimp tempura, spicy tuna and cucumber in the roll, tuna sashimi laced with creamy spicy sauce on top) was delightfully spicy - it makes you sweat and smile at the same time, sorta like what I do when I get pulled over. Hmm... Anyway, it is a pretty substantial 8-piecer that will make you giddy with the cool sensation of the sashimi and make you go oOoOoOo with the tempura crunch.
Bom (tuna, salmon, hamachi, unagi and nuts) was fish-studded roll that was unfortunately just 4 pieces. It's not spicy and you just feel a mouthful of fish and intermittent crunches from the nuts. This the the type of roll that you would wanna wasabe dip it and ginger top it.
The only problem, which isn't big at all, is that they sometimes forget to put a wad of wasabe on the side. But just ask and you shall receive. Speaking of the wasabe, it actually isn't that spicy. I had to add a lot before getting that nasal hit - yeah yall know what I'm talking about, it's that sensation that makes you ask yourself whether you just burped up dr pepper air through your nose.
Anyway, the friendly staff is going to make your visit there enjoyable, so please pay them a visit - it is totally worth it!
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