A solid sushi place, good quality, lunch deals are nice.
We were able to snag a weekday lunch special on a weekend for reasons unknown. The server assured us that they started offering the same deal every day, and the Sushi & Sashimi Story was a steal for $30. It comes in a beautiful bento with salad, and a soup. Gang's all here: salmon, tuna, yellowtail, shrimp, and egg. No novelty, but it's all your favorites, fresh and truly delicious.
Rolls are pretty, great for sharing. Love the Yellowtail Cilantro for the balance between cold and heat. The fish is so creamy, and the slice of serrano pepper adds a flash of heat for contrast.
Here's where the happy ends. We brought some colleagues who found the food a little bit pricey in the past, promising the great lunch specials that they started extending to weekends. Imagine our embarrassment upon being told that there is no such thing and that they have never offered this deal on weekends. Our server did his best and even comped us a lovely Rattlesnake Roll to make up for the confusion, but being told that something never happened when you have a time-stamped photo is one of those very bad experiences that turns you off a place, possibly permanently.
A shame, because the Salmon Lover Box was very good. All fresh salmon, beautiful, sweet, and slick, served every way. Do not order if you're not super into salmon. There's sushi, there's sashimi, and there's even a roll that could go a little less on the rice.
For upper-middle sushi, Okane Umi is one of the South Bay's hidden gems. Unfortunately, they seem to be going through some management changes or growing pains that will keep me away for at least a while. The location isn't extremely convenient so I'm not about to go out of my way to be treated like that.
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