It's hard to believe that M and I have never been to Sushi Tazu in Cherry Creek North. We've been to the standards: Sushi Den, Japon, Hapa, Mao, Sonoda's, and Mori. Everyone has his/her favorite, but the two we consistently go to are Sushi Den and Hapa. Now we'll have to include Sushi Tazu in our rotation!
In spite of the throngs of people who kept everyone at Sushi Tazu incredibly busy during the Cherry Creek Arts Festival this past weekend, neither the staff nor the food seemed the worse for it when we sat down in the covered patio area that Monday. M and I ordered a bottle of the pinot grigio they offer, but when we were eventually told they were out of it, they offered us any of the other white bottles (it's a small list) at the same price. We went with a sauvingnon blanc and ordered some food: a house salad (tasty dressing), and a few pieces of nigiri sushi and a spicy tuna roll. While all this was good, the most interesting of what we had came in the form of a shrimp dumpling and some grilled eggplant. I was expecting chopped shrimp, somewhat shumai-esque, but instead it was a whole shrimp, wrapped in the dumpling dough. It was great, and the accompanying sauce was perfectly spicy. The eggplant was a pleasant surprise, too. Skinned, somewhat roughly-cut pieces of eggplant were in a fantastically light sauce that highlighted the flavor of the eggplant. Not too sweet and not too tart. It's just a reminder how rewarding it can be to branch out from what you might typically order and try something new. Really great!
E.O.D. Bathroom Rating: I didn't make it to the ladies room, believe it or not. Any comments from those who may have?
