Food: Sushi Restaurants, Andover, MA

August 30, 2012 -- If you had read any of my San Diego posts, you know that I love sushi.  With that in mind, I set out to find sushi restaurants that can compete with their West Coast brothers.  Not an easy task to live up to, since sushi arrived and thrived on the other coast before coming here.

My first sushi bar I visited was Mootone Fine Japanese Cuisine.  I went with two co-workers, Donna and Sue, and we had a great time.  I still believe that sushi places in La Jolla and San Diego were better, but I did like the California rolls and rainbow rolls, as well the Beef Negima.  Not bad, but still below SD.

The next week I visited Kyoto Japanese Restaurant.  This place had sushi and traditional Japanese and Chinese food.  It also had a hibachi area if you wanted to partake in that arena.  My coworker enjoyed the beef teriyaki and I had my traditional rainbow rolls.  I liked this place better than Mootone, just because of their wider menu.  Still nothing compared to La Jolla!

The last place I've tried is Thyme Japanese Cuisine and I really like this place! From what I gather it's a new place in town with a sushi bar, restaurant, and hibachi.  The sushi is fantastic, the atmosphere nice, and the wait staff very attentive.  Plus, it's just around the corner from the Merrimack Valley YMCA, so I can easily get there after my workouts.  And, don't let this get around, it rivals my West Coast sushi joints!

Be sure to check out these places if you're in the Andover area and are looking for good sushi.  Enjoy!

Food: Yummy Maki Yummy Box, La Jolla, San Diego, Day 25

July 12, 2012 -- It's the second to the last night in San Diego.  I've chosen to lay low, get my final load of laundry done before flying home (a suitcase full of dirty clothes is not a good thing) and get some sushi.  I called Enrique, he comes out to dinner every night and he's NOT on per diem, and we went to Yummy Maki Yummy Box.  I found this little hole in the wall last time in La Jolla and I make sure I stop by for Rainbow and California rolls all the time.  Enrique didn't know about the place and he lives in La Jolla!  Not to sound like a broken record, but I needed to come here one last time.  Now, I head to bed and await my last night downtown ...

Food: Restaurants and Bars, San Diego, Day 12

June 29, 2012 -- Enter Enrique!  And where else would we be, along the Pacific Beach boardwalk and Crystal Pier?  The Pacific Beach Shore Club of course!  Pacificos and appetizers at happy hour while watching the sun sink into the ocean can't be a bad thing, right?

Well, how does sushi sound?  Since they don't serve that at the PB Shore Club, me and Enrique made the short drive to La Jolla.

One of my favorite places on Prospect St. is Sushi on the Rock, and what better dish than a Rainbow Roll.

Sadly, Enrique needed more excitement ...

Food: Sushi Restaurants, San Diego, Day 2

Just to let  you know, I love sushi!  And after a long work day and workout all I wanted to do was get home, eat, and watch the NBA Finals.  In the shopping plaza a mile away from my hotel is a little hole in the wall called Yummy Maki Yummy Box.  Yeah, the name is a little funny but the sushi is awesome.  I got an order of Rainbow and California rolls to go and had them while I watched the game.  I wish I had taken a photo to post, but I was too hungry!  Give this place a try if you're in the area.  They'll even deliver.

I also frequent the Tajima Japanese Restaurant for lunch often when I'm at work.  Being around the corner from my company, it's an ideal place to get my sushi fix.  I'll be sure to take some pictures when I'm there again, which will be soon.  Another place you need to visit if you like sushi and you're in the area.