kru - (916) 551-1559

I ate here for a late lunch on a Monday afternoon. It is smallish, with only about 6 tables inside, and a few more on the sidewalk. The service was very prompt, not obtrusive. The decor was very simple, and clean. But the food.....oh the food!!! From the perfectly salted edamame to the sushi, it was not only great, it was perfect! For example, the roll that I ordered had avocado and shrimp on the outside. The shrimp and avocado were sliced so thinly that it was PERFECT. Separately ordered yellowtail and fresh sake were outstanding and fresh, even for a Monday (traditionally not a fish market day). I will definitely be going back next time I'm in town.

I went here for Valentine's Day this year and I thought the place had a nice atmosphere. The prices are comparable to other great sushi restaurants. I am pretty picky about my sushi and since it's my favorite food I don't think the sushi was the best or the freshest, but the place did have great service. It might be worth checking out if you've never been there, but that one time was enough for me.

My girlfriends asked me where I'd like to go for dinner for my bday. Well, I was craving sushi since I didn't have any while we had French guests who were here visiting. They aren't too adventurous. Anyway, I remember going to a sushi contest and I remembered that Kru was a top contender. So, I told my friends that we should check it out. When we some of got there, a couple of my friends were already there enjoying some edamame and drinks. The server came immediately to take our drink orders. And, one of my friends asked if we could have more edamame since there was only a little left. The waitress informed us with a snotty attitude that each table only gets 1 bowl of edamame. Well, she acquiesced and brought another bowl. Ok. That was good. She took our orders and 4 of 5 of us ordered maki sushi each to share. One of my friends ordered the teriyaki chicken with vegetable tempura. The food was served promptly. The rolls were beautiful to look at but it really lacked flavor and they were relatively small for the price. That was disappointing. The teriyaki chicken came with only string bean tempura. After we were almost done, I noticed that my friend with teriyaki chicken didn't have rice. She informed me that it was ala carte. Who serves teriyaki without rice?! That is strange. So, I asked the waitress about it. She said that many patrons weren't eating the rice so they stopped serving it with their food. This is no Japanese restaurant. I'll stick with Mikuni's any day. Also, when we paid the bill, the waitress came back to pick it up and asked if we needed change. Listen up servers: Never ask if your customers need change when you are picking up the check to take to the cash register. If we need the change, let us take it. We will leave whatever TIP is appropriate. Otherwise, you may not get a tip...........