Sushi Sake

Colleen picked me up and, on a whim, we decided to go to Sushi Sake for dinner (for the second time). For Colleen, chawan mushi as an appetizer is a must. For the information-hungry, Wikipedia defines it. It's this egg custard soup-y stuff that tastes like miso and has veggies, shrimp, and chicken in it. There's a story about the bad-tasting bean in it. We had really good caterpillar role (mmm avocado), a mediocre spider roll, and a really good spicy salmon roll. With a glass each of Robert Mondavi Riesling.

The wait was about 30 minutes (we got there are 7:30 pm on a Friday). Our waitress was demure and sweet. Dimly lit, casual enough for casual, nice enough for dates. At the table next to us were two awkard couples (very obviously on first and/or blind dates). One of the girls pulled the taboo "and so here's the awkward silence..." line. It was painfully comical for Colleen and me.