Pacific East Japanese Restaurant

Not the best takeout tonight. Missing ingredients. And dipping sauce for spring rolls was wrong. The sushi was warm, and the nigiri was cooked, not raw, as ordered.

An excellent purveyor of Japanese (& Malaysian) treats. They also have an excellent assortment of Japanese sake. I most often order the toro tartar but on my visit the other day, I tried the yuzu tuna. The cubed and lightly dressed tuna (also scallions, roe and sesame seeds) was on a bed of greens in a heart shaped wall of thinly sliced avocado in a yuzu ponzu sauce. I am generally a bit prejudiced about avocado in sushi/sashimi but have to admit this was a very flavorful appetizer. I include a photo of the Toro Tartar and the Black Pepper Tuna appetizers and the Ten Zaru. One of the delicacies available from the sushi bar is botan ebi. The raw large shrimp is accompanied by the fried head. A rare delight. Another photo of a pair of botan ebi attractively arranged on a bamboo design plate. The agedashi tofu appetizer. The hamachi kama (yellow tail collar bone) is a delicious accompaniment to cold sake. There are morsels of lightly grilled fish in the channels of the bones. I

First time trying this place, I ordered the sushi and sashimi lunch special. The fish quality is great overall. The salmon was definitely a charm. Also, for those who don’t like raw fish, it has plenty of cooked food on the menu. I would go back.