Winston Salem Sushi Round-Up

I told you guys my history with sushi yesterday and today, I’m sharing my local picks for sushi. I’m still not a sushi connoisseur but I do have some favorites in Winston Salem. I like Mizu, Ise (formerly Ishi), and Ichiban.

• Mizu has the most creative rolls, excellent presentation and they seem very high quality.

• Ise has great sushi and the best seaweed salad in town. I’d say their quality ties with Mizu.

• Ichiban is consistently good and consistently cheaper than Ish or Mizu. This is usually my go-to place. Quality and creativity isn’t quite as high as the others but I’ve never had anything I didn’t like. I particularly like their Snow Mountain roll and Salem roll.

I’ve never ordered anything but sushi at these places but I’ve heard Ichiban’s hibachi is terrible. Mizu has the best ambiance but it’s still nothing amazing. Just better than the other two which feel like fast-food places that have been repurposed. Which is probably true.

{I’m kind of meh on Sakura. They use way too much cucumber in everything, including their seaweed salad.}

This is take-out from Ichiban. I ordered just two rolls – the Special roll was huge! I ordered the Fuji Maki Roll and had them add avocado. If you dine in at Ichiban, their wine pours are huge. Just FYI. Well, at least the guy who always serves at the sushi bar has a generous hand.

This is dine-in at Mizu. Sorry for the fuzzy pictures – their lighting is very low and I was only toting the iPhone.

Locals, any other gems I’m missing out on?

P.S. The winner (chosen via Random.org) of the Get Your Good Going Giveaway is Crystal!!! yay!! And congrats to Leslie on taking the CA bar!

 

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