Happy belated Thanksgiving! But more importantly Happy belated birthday to my Big!
I have been meaning to write this post since my big's birthday celebration but I haven't had the chance to with work and everything else coming up. I thought it would be OK since I would be travelling to California for Thanksgiving, sure that I would come back with tons of pictures of the different places we went to. Unfortunately, I didn't get to go out much (except for In and Out Burger) and so sadly no pictures or new blogs from my Thanksgiving holiday. (Don't you worry- I'm going to the Bahamas next weekend) :).
Well a few weekends ago, right before my Cali trip, my big decided to celebrate her 26th birthday at one of her favorite sushi restaurants, Hane.
I've been to Hane before with my big and a few other friends and I remember being pleasantly surprised by the amount of sushi we got for the price we paid! I was hoping to experience the same thing again, and thankfully I did!
Hane is interesting in that it is a fusion Japanese restaurant, which of course means that their sushi rolls are far from traditional. The menu was filled with exotic looking rolls and a wide variety of dishes, it was hard to choose which ones to get! Good thing my big was there to help!
I got the Mango Lobster Roll, the Blue Crab Fantastic Roll (now how can you go wrong with that) and the Crispy Spicy Tuna Roll. All the rolls were delicious and had such a great combination of different flavors!
Mango Lobster Roll
The Mango Lobster Roll was very sweet- in fact I could have eaten it for dessert! There was a good amount of lobster and the texture of the roll (being that it is wrapped with rice paper instead of traditional nori) was interesting. The lobster itself was masked by the sweet mango sauce- I wish the roll highlighted the lobster a bit more.
The Blue Crab Fantastic Roll
The Blue Crab Fantastic Roll is my Big's favorite. Served with cooked blue crab and a delicious sweet sauce (the chef's special sauce) , the roll is warm and delicious. You can really taste the crab and the sauce didn't hide the other delicious fish- like the eel on top! My biggest disappointment about this roll? The head. The roll is served with a crab's head and being the asian that I am, I was VERY excited to eat the contents. However, flipping it over, it was empty and I was quite disapponted. Boy, do I love the head.The Crispy Spicy Tuna Roll was my favorite. I unfortunately didn't get a picture since it was located on the other side of the table. However, the huge amounts of spicy tuna on top of the crispy roll is delicious! I'm really not sure what is in the "crispy" roll, but it's tempura fried and adds a great contrast to the soft texture of the spicy tuna.
Each roll, as you can see, was HUGE. With such large portions and great flavors, Hane was a great place for dinner! Fun and lively, I will most definitely be returning to Hane again (probably with my big).
At the end of the night, I left full and excited for our next adventures to come (and believe me, we had some adventures) and was very happy to be celebrating the birthday of my big sister. Happy Birthday again- love you!
Price: $$
Ambiance: A
Service: B+
Food: A-
