Albert "Albert" B.'s Profile

The Japanese-husband-wife-duo (I think they're married) put in some work in this menu, its as if they spent a lot of tender lovin care on each dish, making sure the flavors we're right. For example one roll we tried had the perfect amount of wasabi in it. It wasn't overpowering yet it made you wonder what the hell it was and it was friggin wasabi. And then I thought, "so that's how you use wasabi..."

All I can say is for a dinner for two...

3 appetizers:
-1 basket of fried calamari
-2 orders of Spoonful of Happiness, 1 for each person (two spoons per serving, one featuring a fresh, raw, quail egg and the other fresh urchin.)

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And then get anything with as much raw-anything as you can because the fish melts in your mouth; its so damn fresh and high quality. The fried calamari is made from smaller squid, not the big ones, they're crisp, tasty, and lasts the whole dinner.

We had two rolls and two other dishes (3-4 piece nigiri and sashimi stuff) and it cost us $68 total. Pretty good for a great quality sushi spot for two. Feel free to experiment, this place doesn't seem to have a hit-or-miss menu.

Cons: Small, very intimate so great for 2 or 4. Weekend parking can suck. More expensive than usual, but worth a first try. It gets busy, so attention from waitresses isn't that great, but when served they are very friendly.

Don't come here. Only come here for someone's birthday. If you want sushi search a bit more on yelp, you'll find a place.

Ok so its someone's birthday. They'll have you stand on your chair, give you a bottle of asahi, a small bottle of warm sake, and a tall glass and scream at you: SAKE BOMB, SAKE BOMB ICH NI SAN GO GO GO GO GO.

I give it one star because, since I am a sushi connesewer or however you spell it, the sushi sucks. They're small and shady on the fish. There's a whole bunch of fish eggs on top though if you like it like that.

They also have kids stand on their chairs too, taking shots of sprite. Which to me is kinda weird. At least they played a lot of Dr. Dre though, and Enya.

Yeah the place is pretty damn weird. Its like a small cafeteria with carpet, disco lights up top, and an eclectic mix of 90's music. WHAT.

Sausage fest. And a guy tried to lick my friend's shoulder while she was throwing up. Im glad his friend got arrested. Yeah that night was pretty weird.

This place has a 5 star lion king (BAKED SUSHI SALMON THING) but a 1 star japanese girl who plops the menus in your arms and points to your table. No bitch, SERVE ME! She had a nice smile though so 2 more stars for that.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRL I DON'T KNOW!.. was what i said after my 3rd bud. Oh and one long island. And the tequilla 1800 that was in the car. And then we danced hte night away to more friggin fantastic live country.

Everyone was nice except for the Nacho woman and one of the bartenders, other than that this is the place to bring your plaid mervyn's button-up you got for christmas and your uncle ted's cowboy hat.

Its also the whitest club you'll go to, and hte coolest. And I say that because I usually go to the asian-ass clubs. At club vivid for example, you can't wear sneakers or hats. Guys wanna fight you and the girls are pretentious.

But at the Saddle Rack, if you get your jeans on, cowboy hat (optional), don't step on any cowboy's boots, and politely ask girls for a dance or two, you're set.

Its also like a country chucky cheeses, all the games require you to be drunk enough to play them, or at least get you drunk. Like at "margaritaville" where you sit in a barber chair and have a lady pour the drink of your choice down your throat for 6 bucks. Its worth it because she rings a bell. I like bells. Or you can just play pool and have the loser buy drinks.

At the end of the night, the live band played hip hop but I was still trying to line, circle, and square dance my ass up and down that huge dance floor while drunk birthday girls were on stage trying to grab the mike from the singer. Yup, i'll be back.

Earlier today I looked online for a MoneyGram spot near my new job to send money to the Philippines and found this place. Actually, after getting lost and being turned down at Safeway's Western Union because of computer trouble, I ended up driving to the last address on my MoneyGram list: S & M Market whose signage reads "Neighborhood Market."

A small Asian lady was at the register on an elevated counter, speaking Spanish to two customers. After the two customers left, I asked if her MoneyGram computer thing was working and she helped me, telling me that sending money to my mom was a good thing for me to do. I just told her I owed my mom a lot.

After some small talk, I asked her where the MoneyGram pickup spots were in my mom's home province and she grabbed a MoneyGram location book. Suddenly another rush of customers came. She laid out phone cards, a pack of cigarettes, and some lottery scratchers, collected money, and gave back change in a few seconds time, helping 3 customers at once. She knew all of them, and they all teased the young man hovering over the chip section. When I was finished with the book I said my thanks and left. For some reason because of my one visit I wanna give this place 5 stars.

I give this place two stars because they lied to me. I was walking around smelling other people's food at those Italian restaurants on Columbus when I saw this sign: "BEST Phili Cheesesteaks!" And in small print below it, "...or we'll change our name."

So we went in expecting a mind-blowing cheesesteak but it was just an average SF cheesesteak, not a juicy, cheesy, flavorful Phily. We also came in after midnight so the bread wasn't fresh, but damnit change the sign to "mediocre wanna-be cheesesteaks," at least once the bread isn't soft anymore.

What I really love about the place is the flat screen TV playing funny music videos by flamey Europeans. Thanks to this place, I know who Georgie Porgie is.

We came here because we we're craving sandwiches and left unsatisfied and with an empty wallet. I haven't tried the pizza yet but apparently the next time I go into a place that says PIZZA and order a sandwich I should slap myself in the face.

I ordered the California chicken breast sandwich with a side of fries and no drink for $7.45 (photo uploaded above in the photo thing). I've had better and bigger sandwiches for $6. The chicken was also dry. That was the face kicker right there. Parking also sucks. It's a better place for people who work in the area.

BUT, the pizza seems nice and the service is friendly so maybe next time if i'm thrown there by a hurricane or earthquake i'll try a slice.

DUTCH CRUNCH BABY!

Sorry, anyway, just to let you know I am not a vegetarian and I am very critical of vegetarian dishes BUT Colombo's "Vegetarian" sandwich is really good.. ESPECIALLY with sharp white cheddar AND dutch crunch. Be sure to ask 'em to be light on the cucumbers because those things overpower the sandwich a bit with it's moisture and cold flavor.

Why is it good? Because it has artichoke hearts, avocado, tangy mustard, grilled red peppers, and more stuff. It's pretty packed. Maybe next time i'll throw in some salami. Oh yeah.

I've tried the roast beef sandwich and the clubhouse (ham, mayo, and more stuff)... all their sandwiches are large and packed to the max ($6 to $8). I uploaded photos of both the club and the veggie for your enjoyment above.

Other than that, you get service with a smile from both the family who operates the place and the employees who are also it's customers. That's a good sign trust me.

Cons: Only two eat-in tables, long wait for food.

Great place for groups, but evenings can get pretty busy. I highly reccommend the bagoong rice, bangus belly, and for dessert the Frozen Brazo de Mercedes.  3 entrees, an appetizer, and dessert were more than enough for the 4 of us... and all we spent was about $50 total.

3 stars because the place doesn't do justice to a real Filipino restaurant whose dishes are hearty, fresh, fatty, and alcohol is served. Other than, they have cute servers, which could bring it up to 4 stars, but I think they're still in high school, which could bring me to jail.