Sushi House

Sushi House is located in Farmington, Michigan, in a strip mall located at the corner of Farmington Road and 9 Mile.

I have been enamored with Sushi House for several years and when one of my suppliers at work gave me the option to choose where to go to lunch, it was a no-brainer.  They just recently expanded their dining room, and unfortunately there is still some strong odors from the new carpet.  The decor isn't quite as nice, since they chose a rather bland shade of pink to color the walls, but hopefully they will put some decorations up to break that up a little.

First, I need to point out that Sushi House has some of the best spicy tuna that I have ever had the pleasure of eating.  Every time I sit down at the bar and see the large heaping bowl of it I secretly desire that they will just put the whole thing in front of me so I can gorge myself on it.  Luckily for my gastrointestinal system, I don't see them doing that anytime soon.  No worries, I'll enjoy a nice Summer Hand Roll (spicy tuna, egg, avocado, wrapped in cucumber hand roll) while I'm waiting.

Sushi House is very similar to most sushi restaurants and have an extensive Japanese menu as well as the common sushi standards.  I'm not sure I've ever eaten there without at least getting one California Roll or Asparagus Roll to go along with the one or more special rolls that I absolutely must get every time.

Sure every sushi joint has their fair share of rolls that allow the chefs to showcase their talents, but one thing I really like here is that they also have a number of customer creations.

Some of these are utterly repulsive to me.  Take the Cheese Roll for instance, which is wrapped with American cheese in place of the traditional nori.  I'm guessing the non-sushi eaters who get dragged along to Sushi House by their raw fish loving friends are the likely (I sure hope so anyway) target for this selection, but it just looks gross to me.  There are also a couple of rolls that are covered with ample portions of seaweed salad, but I'm not a fan, so I'll pass on those too.

One day, I'd like to try the Piston Roll (imitation crab salad, avocado, cucumber, soybean wrapper) but I can't help but get stuck in a rut.  You see, I'm an addict and I am proud to admit it.  I don't know who Don is, but Don's Roll is so good I can't help but get it every time and have to confess that I just might have a bit of a man-crush on the guy for having invented it.  First take some of the spicy tuna that I already raved about and some cucumber and wrap it with the ubiquitous sushi rice.  Then drape some thin slices of avocado on top and cover that with a tuna trifecta of tasty red tuna, white tuna, and albacore tuna and you've got a roll that I simply cannot resist.

Prior to the remodel, they had photos of all of the customer inspired rolls on the wall, but I have not seen it return since.  I did confirm today that Don's Roll is still available so if you are interested, take a look at the "New Rolls" tab on their website to see some of these super special rolls before you go.

If you find yourself in the neighborhood, stop in and give them a try.  You'll be glad you did.

www.gosushihouse.com