Wasabi: Wasabi Win, Photo Fail

There is one thing I learned from my recent trip to Wasabi: taking photographs of gross-when-you-think-about-it sushi in dim light yields bad photographs. So in advance, I apologize.

Despite my wacky photo hijinks, Wasabi is my favorite sushi bar in Savannah. The restaurant always plays hip music, the servers are nice, the atmosphere is relaxed, and they give discounts to the SCAD community. And all that is great, but let’s get down to the food.

I tend to show up to Wasabi with one of two mindsets. Either I want something light because I’m feeling like a Fatty McButterpants or I want to get down on some hearty Japanese goodness.

On this most recent trip, I was hungry like a manimal.

Chicken & Steak Teriyaki

I ordered the chicken and steak teriyaki dinner. This is the first time I’ve ordered this and it was killer. There was even a little ramekin of a concentrated ginger/teriyaki sauce on the plate. And no matter how hard I try, I cannot make sticky rice at home, so their rice is awesome. Underneath all that beef and chicken is an assortment of vegetables in house-made teriyaki sauce.

Mike's Sashimi Plate

Of course like most entrees at Wasabi, my meal came with a choice miso or mushroom soup. Go with the miso. And a choice of ginger or ranch dressing on a salad. Go with ginger.

My dinner companions had a variety of tasty things too. Mike had this array of sashimi with a stunning visual presentation. This last trip was our second time here and both times he said, “This is the freshest fish in town.”

The photo fail "Out of Order" roll

Steve had this cucumber roll. It’s small, but packed with flavor.  Dean had this orange upside down roll that I debated not including a photo of because, well, you see how it looks. He swears it’s good, it’s a bit beyond looking like something I could eat, so I’ll leave that to you to try. Oh, it’s called the “Out of Order” roll. Seriously.

Ingela had the curry chicken entrée and she said that it tasted more like an Indian curry than a Thai curry. I think that’s an interesting choice for the restaurant to make and good catch on Ingela’s part. I personally prefer both, but some people do not enjoy the Indian type of curry.

Spicy Tuna Roll win!

And lastly, Steve and Dean split one of my favorite rolls of all time, the Spicy Tuna. Wasabi does it a bit differently because they put the rice on the outside and the stuff on the inside. I think it makes the roll taste better and this is something that I order from here frequently.

Whether you want a light summer meal or just want to chow down on some of Japan’s heartier meals, Wasabi is pretty good at making both.

If you really want to indulge, try the green tea ice cream for dessert. I advise holding the whipped cream because the artificial taste of the whipped cream takes away from the natural flavor of the ice cream.