Trying out a new sushi place.
It's actually super close between work and home, so I was surprised I didn't try them out sooner.
This place is pretty hep and feels intimate.
The seatings are nice and cozy.
This is our Green Bean Tempura, they put it together like a little stack of firewood for camp fire.
This is their Truffle Fries, it's not too overly overpowered by the truffle oil, and the fries is a thicker chip/fries, definitely made in-house.
We shared the Hamachi Crudo, yellowtail with Thai chili, I didn't see a little chili pepper hidden behind the scallion and that yielded a very surprised result. Needless to say, had to drink lots of water.
This was very pretty, it's the Spring Truffle Roll, it has Kani (crab), Unagi (eel), soy paper, battered, flashed fried, topped with eel sauce and a salad in the middle. You can taste a hint of the truffle oil. And I think that's why I appreciate this place, they just dabbled some and not doused a bunch in case you can't taste it which ended up making it way too strong than necessary.
Next up is the Sashimi boat - to be honest, we were so excited to see this and totally did not stop to think we did not order this. We had in fact ordered a Sushi Platter, which was supposed to be nigiri. But we saw how pretty this was, started to dig in and not realized until our true order arrived that we had eaten someone else's dish. This had 8 types of fish sashimi, which 2 slices per type. There are Salmon, Tuna, Chu Toro, Japanese Snapper, Hamachi, Madai, Kanpachi and Aji.
Of course, I have to top it with a piece of Toro, Uni, and caviar - note this is a Santa Barbara Uni, so if you are trying to decide, here's your tip.
Not anticipating getting the Sashimi Boat, we had ordered a roll just in case, We got the Rainbow Spider, like the regular Spider Roll with soft shelled crab with cucumber, topped with salmon, tuna, topped with greens. It's really yummy, in particular I really liked the yuzu sauce.
For dessert, we decided on chocolate creme brûlée. If you're looking at the picture and go: huh?! You are spot on, like we were. We didn't see the 'chocolate' in the custard part, and turns out they were at the bottom. Listen, I won't ever turn down a creme brûlée, so....
All in all, this is a pretty good experience. They have social hour till 6:30p. What I wish they had done is to come by and do a last call. We were eating, chatting and looking at the menu, by the time we look up to find the server, it was exactly 6:30p and she plainly said they've stopped doing Social Hour. That point, I wish they had given us a heads up like many eateries do.
That said, they do get alot of big parties to dine in, so if you plan on coming for dinner, making a reservation is a good idea. You can always grab a seat at the bar area, and it is decent size that you won't feel cramp, and food is good enough that I would do the bar. Looking forward to come back and try other rolls and sashimi.
Abrui Sushi
3800 Southwest Fwy
Ste 104
Houston, TX 77027
346-701-7953
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