Saturday, January 05, 2008

Lets eat Wasabi !

My friends visited us from the Bay area and Dallas for New Year and we were out in downtown Seattle one night. I had heard a lot about a Moroccan restaurant called Marakesh and so decided to eat dinner there. So, 6 souls braved the cold weather and walked to 2nd street from Seattle Center. We finally found the place and were really hungry. The restaurant was so popular, that we did not get a table. Dejected, we decided to find something else. P suggested Wasabi Bistro less than a block away on the same street. Some of us had never tried a sushi place and this one seemed really nice from outside. The staff was very friendly and we got a table soon. The restaurant looked really nice and they had some really nice options for vegetarians too. So, we're all settled in, had miso soup, some delectable tofu starters (the best tofu I've ever eaten) and waited for the main course.

The waitress was really friendly and suggested some dishes that were not on the menu. We happily ate everything she brought to our table. I had a sushi roll called green decadence roll which looked like a caterpillar. It was very tasty and so were the other dishes. It was a totally enjoyable dinner where everything was just right. I tasted the pungent wasabi for the first time. Then, suddenly the guys started talking about who would finish their wasabi; and before we knew it, there was a wasabi competition. This was pure fun for me and A, who kept laughing at everybody's reaction to wasabi. At the end of the night, all the 4 guys with us had finished their wasabi. S was crowned Wasabi King for having finished the fastest. Then, it was time to head back into the cold night. We had a good time with good friends. I would definitely go back and enjoy the sushi rolls.

The next night, we went back for dinner to marrakesh and were disappointed. The food was average and pricey and it was not worth it.

I prefer going to wasabi bistro anyday.

10 comments:

Archana said...

Ah - wasabi bistro sushi was AWESOME. I have been recommending that place big time to everyone!

SK said...

Acho Wasabi competition sounds terrible and funny :--) Its horse raddish right, I stopped having Sushi bcos of that lol! But I will keep the reco in mind.
Sounds and looks like you guys had a lot of fun! :--))

Shilpa said...

Archu,
hey it seems that place has live music on some nights...so next time i will go for that :-)

SK,
yup its horseradish, very pungent and a probably a good cure for sinus and colds heehhehe.....it was terrible for the participants and absolute entertainment for me and arch...

Archana Bahuguna said...

I actually googled "Wasabi" before I read your blog. :-) "Green decadence roll" is an interesting name for food, ha ha!. Havnt tried sushi yet, your blog opened my eyes, thx!

ashok said...

Belated New year wishes and Pongal wishes to u shilpa...

..:: J ::.. said...

hello just blog hopping... found you listed as Blue Blistering Barnacles...(Captain Haddock Fan) - also liked Wasabi Bistro, tho been there only once in Seattle.. Correct me if I'm wrong, they serve you some kind of green appetizers ( peas i think ?)

rads said...

Hey wasabi girl, you have been tagged! :)

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Shankar.Nash said...

Hi.. happened to land in your blogpage. Went through your wedding related blogs and it was pure fun. Seemed like a movie, where almost eveyrthing went wrong. Nice to read.. :( may seem a bit sadistic, coz i know how u would have felt at that time.. anyway, good write up. keep it up

Shilpa said...

Archana,
I was hesitant about sushi too, till I found some veggie ones, I love them now and really like the way they get presented :-)

Ashok,
Thanks for stopping by!

J,
You are right, its some kind of peas that you eat with soya sauce. Yummy !

Rads,
sorry not been blogging regularly ...will look for your tag...

Shankar,
Thanks! It was fun writing about the wedding...

..:: J ::.. said...

ok now i have cravings....