Sunday, November 8, 2009

busy day, good eatin'

So, it was a busy day, today, what with the Ren Fair, shopping, more shopping... more shopping... and then dinner. With the usual chores thrown in for grins.

The Ren Fair was nice. Beautiful day for it, not too crowded, but definitely not empty. Raine and I enjoyed ourselves, got a few goodies, talked to a few friends, and Raine even got to take a canoe ride around the park pond. The Arts Council made a few changes, and I think they were for the good.

Shopping, shopping, shopping... picked up a new small spatula to deal with eggs in the morning. Got a couple of new patterns, and some fabric for a top for Ron's mom. And then we went to a new restaurant here in town. It's called Japanese Kitchen, and well... yum. We had heard commercials for it and had been talking about going. We weren't even sure exactly where it was, or whether it would be open on Sunday, but we found it, and it was. There weren't many people there, and the servers needed practice, but the food!!! mmmm. We decided the best thing was to order a variety and then just share what we ordered, so we got a chef's mix of sushi (yes, the real stuff), a combination plate of california/sushi rolls, some tempura vegetables and shrimp, and a bowl of Udon noodles with chicken. It was just the right choice!

The sushi plater was a boat, which just delighted Raine, and she enjoyed some shrimp sushi. We asked what each fish was, and the chef was happy to come tell us. Carl found out that the mackeral was one he particularly enjoyed. I got the tuna, and some crab, and they were good. The sushi rolls were also tasty. Although we expected Raine to be happy with chicken and Udon noodles, she tried the tuna roll, and pretty much just ate the whole thing. The tempura batter was light and crisp. I got some bell pepper, and it was fabulous. There was also some sweet potato (one of my favorite ways to have sweet potato, I think) and zuccini, along with shrimp. The bowl of noodles was very generous (I'm not positive we finished it) and the noodles and the vegetables were delicious. The chicken was cut into real bite sized pieces, and not just tiny bits disappearing into the broth. Of course, it was not cheap, but for the formality of the restaurant, I think we got good value for our money, and this is a great place for a fancy night out in Las Cruces. We'll go back, for sure.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

It's on Telshor, right? We ate there right before we left, and it was seriously yummy, and I say that coming from the Pacific Northwest where sushi is a mainstay.

Good choice!

Dina said...

Actually, this one is on Roadrunner parkway, a little north of Scoopys. Its a rather new business park plaza.

Unknown said...

Hmmm, then we'll definitely have to try it out when next we're down. And of course when you guys come up here, well, we'll be sushi-ing to your hearts' content!

Dina said...

That's a deal! We really enjoy it, even Raine! (and she's better with the chopsticks than I am, too)