Sushi & Suntory on a Friday Night

Last Friday night it was time to grab some dinner after what was a very busy week for both of us. We tend to eat later and by the time we made it to the west side it was about 8:45. we made the trek to Muramoto Sushi at Hilldale one of our favorite places to grab some tasty seafood. We like to sit at the Sushi bar but it was already full so we opted for the bar itself. Service was very attentive and we had a lovely evening. We ordered our favorite Ecuador roll, tarantula roll and a spicy shrimp roll to nosh on. The only complaint we have with MSH is that their wine list lacks selection and quality by the glass, something that is not appreciated in this day of great wines for under $10 a bottle. So we had a couple of glasses of the Suntory made Izyaki Single Malt whiskey - one of our favorites. This one is the 12 year old that has a wonderful light smokiness with hints of caramel, vanilla and fig. I just love it and so does Linda. So we enjoyed our rolls - the Tarantula is a soft shell crab, avocado then topped with caviar - served with two sauces - I think it would be less fishy without the cheap caviar maybe they should sub tobikko (flying fish roe). The Ecuador roll is a reverse roll with tuna, jalapeno and cucumber inside and crunch tempura crumbs on the outside of the nice rice. This one is really spicy and very good - we ordered another one to enjoy. The use of sauces other than soy have always added great dimension to the offerings at Muramoto.