Make Your Way To Blue Sushi Sake Grill

 

Birmingham has some outstanding restaurants. I think we can all agree on that. It's always nice to find one of those spots that you'd go to over & over again. 

I recently visited one of my new favorite places, Blue Sushi Sake Grill in the Summit Shopping Community off of highway 280. 

We were celebrating a very special birthday so to be sure that we'd be guaranteed a table, I made a reservation via OpenTable.com. Thank goodness I did, because the place filled up within moments of us being seated. When using the reservation app, you are allowed to select your seating choice at many establishments. Booth seating is always my preference. Our server, Austin, recommended everything we tried. His attention to detail was superb. 

We started out with a couple of savory starters: A bowl of the traditional Edamame & The Coconut Crab Soup: roasted corn, sweet potatoes, yellow curry, coconut milk, cilantro, chili oil. 

COCONUT CRAB SOUP

EDAMAME

Since we were celebrating, we decided to have a couple of items from their popular custom cocktail menu: The Strawberry Daisy and The Raspberry Mojito. These paired extremely well with all of the menu items we selected. 

STRAWBERRY DAISY

RASPBERRY MOJITO

Our sushi rolls consisted of the Rainbow Roll: bigeye tuna, salmon, yellowtail, ebi, crab mix, avocado & cucumber. The Spicy Tekka: spicy bigeye tuna & cucumber

Both rolls were outstanding. Our feature dishes included the Tuna Tower & The Salmon Poke Bowl. These were by far, two incredible dishes that I would definitely recommend to a first-time visitor. 

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The Tuna Tower: sesame and ponzu-marinated bigeye tuna, spicy crab mix, avocado and sushi rice, topped with black tobiko and wasabi sprouts, served with honey wasabi, mango and eel sauces. 

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The Salmon Poke Bowl: sockeye salmon, sweet onion, wakame and avocado, tossed in sesame dressing, served with nori crisps and cucumber sunomono.

Overall, Blue Sushi Sake Grill has all of the elements for a fun night out, date night or a special occasion dinner. Their menu variety combined with the outstanding service definitely puts them on my list of favorites. 

For more information or to make a reservation, visit their website at https://bluesushisakegrill.com 

Blue Sushi Sake Grill

238 Summit Blvd

Birmingham, AL 35243

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Thanks for reading & sharing! 

The Birmingham Restaurant Raider

Est.2009

https://birminghamrestaurantraider.blogspot.com/

SNEAK PEEK: The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar

Prior to opening, I was invited to test out the menu at the new Birmingham location of The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar located in the Summit Shopping Center (7/24/17). Now I know you're asking yourself "Why on earth would anyone want to merge a sushi menu with a burger menu?"
A genius. That's who!

I know the mascot is funny looking and some people just might not get it. However, once you get a taste of this outstanding fusion menu, you will definitely taste the greatness.

For this adventure, I enlisted one of my comrades to accompany me. It's always a great experience to share a meal with someone with a culinary background & an appreciation for "different" food & beverage concepts.
As a part of the soft opening, we were required to make reservations via the reservation system.

After arrival and a short wait, we received a text message as soon as the table was ready.

As we took our places amongst all of the other preview party attendees, we noticed the trendy, indoor scenery. The interior of the restaurant was colorful and inviting. The helpful staff members, including corporate trainers, were all dressed in black and scurrying around to take orders and deliver delicious meals.

We ordered an appetizer of Blackened Tuna Nachos: 5 wonton chips with Crab Rangoon Dip, avocado salsa, tomatoes, seared rare blackened yellowfin tuna and micro greens.
I would highly recommend this to even a person who has no desire to try something out of the norm. It was in my opinion, an amazing appetizer.

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Blackened Tuna Nachos

  

 Our entree's consisted of the Texas Longhorn Burger: Half-pound beef burger, cheddar cheese, onion strings, jalapeño bacon, tangy BBQ sauce, lettuce, tomato, brioche bun & a side of sweet potato fries. 

The 2nd entree was  from the Burgushi menu. The Fusion Specialty Bento Box: A combo meal featuring both a small burger and sushi, including the featured mini-burger of the week; which was the Jalapeno Popper Show Stopper Burger, sweet potato fries, Thai cucumbers, edamame and choice of a 4 piece Fusion Specialty roll. In this case, the  Blackened Tuna roll.

Both were spectacular entree's.

To top things off, who could resist the options listed on their Hand Spun Milkshake menu. We both tried the vanilla Cake Shake: Vanilla bean ice cream hand-spun with the guest's choice of Vanilla or Chocolate birthday cake mix. And YES, this milkshake contains bits of cake. Thank me later. 

Birmingham is proud to welcome the Cowfish family to the community. With their attention to detail, their amazing hospitality, they are sure to be a huge success and become one of Birmingham's "go-to" spots. Not only do they cater to sushi & burger lovers, but they offer a wide variety of filling sandwiches and entree sized salads. Need a gluten sensitive or vegan option? Cowfish has got you covered! Just look for the indicators next to the menu items.

Thanks for reading & sharing, 

~The Birmingham Restaurant Raider

"Anonymously Raiding a Restaurant Near You"

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The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar 

105 Summit BLVD

Birmingham, AL 35243

(205) 967-3600

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