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Paper Cuts

Tonight was one of those nights when eating out made sense. For lunch i had leftover squash soup and a fake salami sandwich, so i was craving something new and fresh for dinner. be and i decided to check out Shiki Sushi on 1st Ave in the East Village, mainly because be wanted to compare their all-u-can-eat deal to Tokyo II's in Queens.

The first thing about Shiki Sushi is that the entire restaurant is decorated with beautiful and amazing paper cut outs, drawings and found objects. Every wall is filled with art and hundreds of cut outs hang from the ceiling like the most amazing mobile you'll ever see. The artist is also the chef/owner and during our meal he was sitting at the counter making more amazing pieces.

The all-u-can-eat deal is about $18 but the choices are pretty limited. I opted to order off the menu since there were only 2 vegetarian options in the all-u-can-eat, but be decided to try it out. He thought everything tasted good, but overall the pieces were too big since the rice ratio was quite high. He definitely prefers Tokyo II, and they also offer many vegetarian rolls too!

I ended up ordering a mango/avocado roll, tofu tempura roll and edamame. Although their online menu doesn't list them, they offer a big selection of Japanese-Brazilian rolls with ingredients like mango, pineapple and grilled meats. I really liked the combination of sweet tangy mango and smooth avocado, so i would go back to try other rolls.

Afterwards, we hit the jackpot again at Norman's on 3rd Ave and 7th St. They have the best selection of used CDs and DVDs in the basement; we loaded up with some great old stuff and new things to listen to, too!

posted by beXn @ 2:02 AM