Comments on: Yes, you can get even more great sushi in Durham

By: JB

JB — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:41:21 +0000

After trying a lot of the specialty rolls, I’ve found them to be either very good or very bland. A warning though: the jalapenos they use in many of their daily special rolls are VERY hot. I like spicy foods, but on two occasions the jalapenos made me cry and left my mouth throbbing. While I like extreme heat in other cuisines, it destroyed my taste buds for the delicate and complex flavors of the remainder of my sushi order.

That said, Sushi Love has the best mackerel sashimi I’ve had in a very long time, and the salt and pepper calamari appetizer is fantastic.

Additionally, they’ve gone to purely 1/2 off sushi pricing on Tuesdays and Thursdays. (Or that was the case for a while; I’ve been away for the summer.) An excellent opportunity to mix up your order with some of their mackerel sashimi!

By: enwiebe

enwiebe — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:16:00 +0000

We had a meal there last night for the first time. Just a few more comments to add to what has already been said:
- It was a Friday night; pretty packed and pretty loud. Lots of classic rock going on the background music (a little strange for a sushi place)
- The four of us ordered a satay chicken and spring rolls for appetizers, sushi and sashimi combo (8 rolls, 8 nigiri, and 6 sashimi) eel rolls (eel, tempora shrimp, and avocado), california rolls, beef pho, and chicken fried rice. One soda, one water, one beer and one martini to drink. Total with the two for one on the individual roll orders was $87. I thought this was quite reasonable.
- The spring rolls had large peanut chunks in them as did the sauce. This didn’t work very well. The butterflied shrimp that you could see through the wrap as a nice touch, though.
- The pho was quite good and on par with Chai’s and Thai Cafe.
- Sushi presentation was nicely done with nice roe coating on the california rolls, toasted sesame coating on one side of the tuna sashimi, and other slivered goodies on other items. Fish as fresh and nice texture. The fried shrimp with the eel was a bit strange.
- Waiter sloshed a couple of items (but cleaned up) and misspoke on one special (but caught it before the order went in), but recovered nicely.

All in all, satisfying. We’ll be back.

By: Momoyama Sushi « Carpe Durham

Momoyama Sushi « Carpe Durham — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:33:38 +0000

[...] place is not as flashy as Shiki and Sushi Love, but in my opinion that is a benefit. The atmosphere is homey and comfortable, and the fish is [...]

By: Tokyo Fun! « Carpe Durham

Tokyo Fun! « Carpe Durham — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:02:00 +0000

[...] I’d heard some great things about their sushi, so we went for the Angry Dragon roll (shrimp tempura, cucumber, eel, crunchy spicy tuna and 4 kinds of tobiko on top), which was right up there with Shiki and Sushi Love. [...]

By: Vicky C

Vicky C — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:36:23 +0000

what a crock. the chef just copied there menu from the items that an new world cuisine. no originality and just unfortunate. needs to have their own creativity. asian progression? land and sea? i think its the same.

By: the dude

the dude — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:24:24 +0000

I’ve been there a number of times mainly because of their buy one get one free (of equal or lesser value) promotion. Otherwise I wouldn’t go because it would be a bit pricy and trendy for me. I like traditional Japanese sushi, not the popular in America, inside out, drizzled with sauce, packed with fried things and stuff that in general doesn’t belong in a sushi roll type of sushi. But that is just me

**word of warning**

The buy get one free promotion is misleading. The previous 5 or so time I went there, and got say two $11 rolls and two $6 nigri, I paid $17, i.e., one $11 and $6 order was free. They have sense reinterpreted the phrase “equal or lesser value” to mean just “lesser value”. That same order would now cost $22 because you only get the lesser value sushi free now. I attempted to explain the semantics of the phrase in an impromptu English lesson, but gave up. They also insist it has always been that way, which it hasn’t. Whatever.

By: Bull City Blogs » Blog Archive » Roe, Roe, Roe your boat . . .

Bull City Blogs » Blog Archive » Roe, Roe, Roe your boat . . . — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:24:52 +0000

[...] blogged about Sushi Love twice at her place, here and here, and Carpe Durham blogged about it here. So naturally I had see what all the fuss was about. I went along with my 2 best sushi-eating pals. [...]

By: Carpe Durham/Reasonably Prudent Person

Carpe Durham/Reasonably Prudent Person — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:03:31 +0000

I ate here last night, and let’s just say I am very happy.

By: durhamfood

durhamfood — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:29:29 +0000

Jeni: wait until the Duke undergrads come back in a couple of weeks…

By: Jeni

Jeni — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:43:34 +0000

I ate here the other night and I found it a little more pricey for the quantity then Shiki, but still LOVED it. I’m so thrilled to not have to drive all the way out there anymore! On the plus side, it was so much more of a soothing atmosphere. No blaring music and screaming kids. Shiki has gotten really really loud and crowded.