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\"Sake\"Sake<\/a> has replaced Ginza Restaurant on Mineral Point Road as another Japanese restaurant; however, the main feature is the all-you-can-eat lunch.<\/p>\n

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Instead of a conveyor belt of sushi plates, you are presented with a menu in which you can select anything you want via checkboxes, like a dim sum menu. While everything is thus made to order, service is fast, as I never waited more than a few minutes for any item.<\/p>\n

Sake seems to have a strong following already, as on my visits it appeared that many of the other customers were regulars. Lunch is $19.99 (drink not included), and\u00a0menu choices include single pieces of sushi, rolls, appetizers, teriyaki, Bento boxes and ramen noodles.<\/p>\n

You will find a large variety of single pieces of sushi. The masago is topped with a heap of tasty, slightly salty roe; the red clam is a nice change of pace, and it’s not at all chewy; the octopus was similarly tender and enjoyable.<\/p>\n

Among the appetizers, I picked the seaweed salad, which was fresh and a worthy start to the meal. I also thought highly of the ebi shumai, which had a crispy exterior and a savory shrimp mixture inside, sitting in a sauce akin to soy.<\/p>\n

Under the heading of classic rolls, the salmon skin roll was a hit. It’s comprised of crispy skin plus bits of cooked salmon. Note that each of the classic rolls comes with six pieces instead of the standard eight, which I was thankful for since I was going for breadth, not depth.<\/p>\n

\"Sake\"I tried two signature rolls, which had eight pieces. The avocado and cucumber were fine, but the eel seemed a bit off. Meanwhile, the snowfall roll, made of scallops and crab, plus a drizzle of mayo on top, was yummy.<\/p>\n

I don’t recommend the other two items I ordered. The beef ramen comes with lettuce, seaweed and half a plain, boiled egg (not the standard ramen egg). The broth was bland, the lettuce was unnecessary, and the beef also was bland but tender.<\/p>\n

The scallop hibachi has sauteed zucchini, mushrooms and onions that are over-seasoned with pepper. The scallops were tiny and didn’t have much flavor.<\/p>\n

Sake is open for lunch and dinner every day.<\/p>\n

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See more photos in our Sake Flickr album<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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