Blue Fin

City: Newport Beach, CA

Food type: Japanese

Restaurant link: http://www.bluefinbyabe.com/

Price range/person: $30-50

Wait time: 30 mins – 1 hour. Make a reservation or come early!

Service: Polite, clean, nice.

Ambiance: Modern, fresh, sharp.

Dish Focus On:

Salmon Skin Salad
















Deliciously fresh and unique salad. Perfect combination of cherry tomatoes, sliced raddishes, greens, and tasty salmon skin. Surprisingly large pieces of salmon meat are mixed in. A treat for the tongue!

Assorted Rolls: Caterpillar roll and Soft Shell Crab Roll
































Rolls are finely prepared. Rice is not overwhelming. The caterpillar rolls has egg inside - different but tasty change from the norm. Nice presentation.

Chilean Sea Bass - Broiled Chilean Sea Bass with truffle oil ponzu sauce.
















Fish melts in your mouth and leaves you wishing you had more. Flavorful assortment of mushrooms and veges hidden below the filet of fish. Sensational dish!

Green Tea Creme Brulee, with vanilla bean ice cream












Beautiful presentation - almost too cute to eat. Sweet delight to end a fantastic meal.

Yummmy Factor: 5/5

Yummmy Rambles: If you like Japanese food, this IS the place to go. A bit on the pricey side, but worth every dollar. Restaurant opens for lunch and dinner, and there may be a line outside even before the place opens up. Food is pleasant, fresh, and very tasty. Beautiful presentation and clean atmosphere.

Sushi Solano

City: Berkeley

Food type: Japanese

Restaurant link: http://www.sushisolano.com/Welcome.html
No information available on site yet.

Price range/person: $15-25/dinner

Wait time: None

Service: Prompt, friendly.

Ambiance: Modern, asian influence, warm.

Dish Focus on:

Combined platter with various sushi types: Eel & Avocado Roll, Hamachi (Yellow Tail) Nigiri, Spicy Dynamite Roll (Yellow tail, tuna, and salmon?)


























Upon first bite, it was instantly noted that rice was not fully cooked or prepared properly - individual hard grains could be distinguised. While fish was of good quality, the rice ruined it.

LION KING Baked salmon on top of california rolls.













Hot salmon fillets tightly wrap california rolls below. Fish slightly overcooked. Sauce on top is tasty and spicy. Seen this roll prepared better at other Japanese restaurants.

Yummmy Factor: 2.5/5

YummmyRambles: Overpriced sushi with small portions. Restaurant was clean and comfortable, food was plated nicely, service was good, HOWEVER, food was not impressive at all.