Sushi on Sutter

Last weekend we went to eat dinner at Sudachi Sushi on Sutter Street in San Francisco (how's that for alliteration). When we first walked in, the place was surprisingly spacious (I swear I'm not going to use all "s" words this whole review). They were projecting a soccer game from TV over the sushi bar in the front room. This was probably a good place to watch the USA vs. Japan Women's Cup that just happened. There's also one of those small rooms you can reserve where everyone sits on cushions on the floor surrounding a low table. We were seated at a booth in the back, next to some crooked artwork. In the area we were in, it felt like they were trying to get that urban loft apartment feel. Then halfway through our meal, a deejay started. I'm sorry, but I'm over restaurants with DJs. It just feels like they're trying to hard too be hip.

We started off by looking at the drink menu. They must not have a liquor license because they only offer beer, wine, sake and cocktails made with sake. However, there are very few drinks over $5, which is very cheap. I got the sake sangria for $4 and my boyfriend got a Fat Tire for $2! The sake sangria was a little disappointing. It was served to me a room temp and it just tasted gross. I put some ice in it and it tasted a bit better, but I wouldn't recommend it, too overly sweet. We were a little confused when we were the only table around us not doing multiple rounds of sake bombs. Apparently they're $2 on Saturday nights.

Then we turned our attention to the menu. The first thing we noticed was that it was quite lengthy. Outside of the traditional Japanese appetizers and entrees, they offer things like burgers made with beef bulgogi and quesadillas with chicken katsu. This is where their advertised Japanese Korean fusion food comes into play. We thought this all sounded a little off and kept flipping until we found the sushi. The basic make rolls are amazingly cheap. We got spicy tuna crunch roll for $6 and the spicy scallop nigiri for $3. The spicy scallop is aptly named the scallop volcano, as the spicy scallop mixture is piled on higher than I've ever seen it. What's really amazing is all of the specialty/premium maki rolls available. There were two full pages of them, which is more combinations that I ever thought possible. We ordered the sweet 16, sutter, salmon killer and calamari tempura rolls and sat in anticipation. When they first arrived by boyfriend was ecstatic because the rolls were huge. They were only 6 pieces each, but the width was bigger than I've ever seen. This quickly turned in to their biggest downfall. Now, I have a pretty big mouth (insert joke here) and I still had to eat the largest one in 3 separate bites. I think the best part of sushi is that all the ingredients work in harmony to provide a delicious and satisfying bite. It's hard to achieve that effect when you have to eat it in multiple bites. And one of the reasons they were so large was that there was way too much white rice rolled on the outside of them, which just mutes out the flavors inside the roll. I scraped some rice off the rolls and it made it a little more manageable. We'll probably eat here again, but this is due to the price and that they have late night delivery. Based off it's sushi merits alone, Sudachi is not very spectacular at all.