Blue Fish
has plenty of parking, but requires that customers use their (free) valet service, which seems a little silly and unnecessary to me. Once inside, patrons are greeted by a very calming and elegant atmosphere: a neon-blue bar area, taxidermied schools of fish on the walls, and cool music on the sound system. We felt a little under-dressed in our tee shirts and jeans, but our friendly and extremely efficient waitress didn't seem to mind.
We decided to do some sashimi and a couple of appetizers, along with martinis from the bar. The small plates menu is impressive, but we eventually settled on kobe beef potstickers, Peking duck cigars, and edamame. It seemed like a lot of food, but the service was stand-out fast; we had a table full of dishes within 10 minutes of ordering. Everything was good, but the real standout was the tuna.
This tuna was perfect. Just ... perfect. Simple, clean, and incredibly fresh, this was the type of dish that immediately sells you on the entire restaurant. There was nothing to complain about otherwise, but even if there had been, it would have been forgiven and forgotten once the sashimi arrived. Amazing.
I would also be remiss if I didn't mention dessert. Usually desserts at Asian restaurants are very simple and not particularly good, but we were (somehow) still hungry at the end of the meal and decided to go for it. Our waitress suggested we try this beautiful concoction of fried wontons, custard, ice-cream (we went with cinnamon) and fresh fruit. I think the picture says it all:
This dish was exuberant and fun, and tasted like the delicious love-child of fried ice-cream and creme brulee. Try it -- it will change your mind about Asian restaurant desserts!
