Matsu Sushi

The words cheap and sushi almost never end up in the same sentence. However, a couple of years ago I was introduced to the best value available in sushi restaurants. There exists an item on 95% of all sushi menus called Chirashi. For the true sushi enthusiast, a person who loves raw fish and is not afraid to "think outside of the roll". Chirashi is for you, translated Chirashizushi means literally "scattered sushi".

Chirashi consists of a bowl of sushi rice that is covered with assorted raw fish, accompanied by wasabi paste, ginger, and often times tamago (a sweet layered Japanese omelete).

It's always chef's choice as to what fish you get. I've always had good luck though, they seem to always have a great variety. So let's break this down to dollars and cents. Your assorted nigiri sushi can cost anywhere between $3-$5 per two piece order. Most Chirashi varies between $14.95-$24.95, we'll average it out to $19.95. Typically you get 20 pieces of sushi, so that is only $.99 per piece.

Also, they serve miso soup and a house salad with their Chirashi. I personally think that iceberg lettuce needs to be banned from cuisine entirely both here at home and abroad. With that said, the dressing they used on this salad was so delicious that I ate every chilled lettuce crisp and carrot (and I dislike carrots more than iceberg lettuce).

It really is "edible art", look at all those vibrant colors!!

Today the chef included:

Shiro Maguro (Albacore Tuna)
Maguro (Ahi Tuna)
Red Snapper
Yellowfin
Salmon
Tamago
Ebi (Shrimp)

Each of the pieces of fish was very fresh, the salmon had great color and magnificent flavor. The albacore tuna was fantastic as well, the flavor was exceptional as it melted away on my tongue.

Albacore dipped in wasabi/soy sauce mixture. I love albacore like Homer Simpson loves donuts.

I was surprised that Matsu Sushi was so good, as it happens to be located so close to a bunch of other chain style restaurants next to a movie theater.

If you ever want to get your Wasabi fix before a movie stop by Matsu Sushi.

You can visit them online at:

http://www.matsusushiusa.com/pages/menu.htm

Or in person in Dublin at:

4930 Dublin Blvd., Suite 800
Dublin, CA