Happy Holidays!

Hi everyone, hope you all have a safe and happy holiday! Just a reminder that we will reopen on Tuesday, Jan 5th!

See you then!

Friday lunch

L-R Greg, Jeff and Scott. I took this one at lunch because I had no time to take pictures at dinner! So anyway these 3 are lunch regulars, sorry Scott but I had to use the bunny ear one. :D

Labor Day Closure

Hi everyone! Sorry for the delayed post but just a reminder that we will be closed on Monday, September 7th for Labor Day.

We're back!

Sorry for the lack of posts, I have been slacking. Hope everyone had a fun Fourth of July and maybe we'll see some cooler weather soon!


Well anyway here is my favorite roll, the Dynamite Roll. It is spicy albacore and avocado, $4.00. Hope to see you soon!

Summer Closure Dates

Hi everyone, it's that time of year again! We will be closed starting July 3rd and will open back up on July 22nd. Have a safe fourth and see you in a few weeks!

Long time no see!

Hi everyone, sorry it's been a few weeks since the last update but we had a pretty steady Friday so I got to take a few new pictures!


This is Susan and Eamonn, they have been coming here for about 5 years. They are very sweet and so kind.


Left clockwise: regulars Tom, Susan and Tom! Nice to see you guys :)


This is Brian and Janelle, I've seen them a few times before they are very nice.

Thanks for reading!

Memorial Day Reminder

We will be closed Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day. Have a safe and great weekend!

Rodeo weekend!

We were a little unsure about tonight since the Redding rodeo was going on but it was pretty busy. Kenji slaved away most of the night!


This is Matt and Charlotte. I haven't seen them in quite a while but they have been coming for years, they are so nice. I forgot to ask if your name has an e or o I hope I spelled it right.


Ed and Candace came back with their friend John, they are so hilarious! If you ever see Ed at Jack's Grill ask him about the Pooh Belly, har har.


Last Friday Kenji made a pizza. Yes I said pizza! It had a fried seaweed crust, rice and topped with yellowtail and salmon and baked in the oven. I was impressed, Kenji is quite the artist!

That's all for this week, thank you for reading!

Sorry for the late post

Hi everyone, just to let you know I don't have an update this week sorry! Had a pretty dull night on Friday. I might sneak in a picture mid-week.

Happy Mother's Day :D

Almost there!

I love to photoshop, so I had fun making the new header logo, what do you guys think? Should I put phone/address in there?

I have a temporary menu setup (it's a .pdf file) it will take me a while to make a nicer looking one with pictures.

Directions, check. All that's left is the About section, I think I will put bios there.

Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday

Lunch: 11:30 A.M. - 1:45 P.M.
Dinner: 5:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.

Reservations accepted.
Visa & Mastercard.

Steady Friday and still under construction

While I am setting up the new pages for the site, I have to make a new post so I can link to it. I'm not sure how else to do this I'm pretty new to blogger, if you have any tips let me know!

It was chilly and rainy today but we had a steady flow of customers.


This is our Maguro Sashimi, photo by Marc Beauchamp


Steve and Barbara are back!


This is Mike and Alexis :)

Directions

If you are coming from south of Redding:
Head onto I-5 North
Take exit 678 (Hiltop Drive/Highway 44 exit)
Stay in the left lane and take the left fork for Highway 44 West
This merges to 299 west, keep going until you hit the first light at East Street
Turn Left on East Street
Go straight on East Street til you get to us! It's about a mile or so we are on the right hand side.

If you are coming from north of Redding:
Head south on I-5
Take the exit 678B (Highway 44 exit)
This merges to 299 west, keep going until you hit the first light at East Street
Turn Left on East Street
Go straight on East Street til you get to us! It's about a mile or so we are on the right hand side.

Under Construction!

I will be revamping the site in the next week so please don't mind the odd formatting while I get everything fixed up. The site will look very weird in the meantime. I have an online menu in the works as well!

Most of the links won't be up for a week or so.

I was thinking about photoshopping a new logo for the top to replace the text, any ideas on pictures?

April 24

This is our Amaebi, it's sweet shrimp that is served raw with their heads if are daring enough!


Regulars Theresa and Patrick, they are so nice!

I'm also working on a takeout menu (I'll be in on Monday to pick it up Kenji I swear!).

That's it for this week, thanks for reading.

Party Platters

Since it's Kool April Nites weekend, it was a pretty slow night. I didn't get to take any new pictures so I thought I would tell you about our party platters!

These were taken on my Iphone so please excuse the poor quality (click to enlarge):




If you would like to order a large platter like these shown or have any questions, give us a call!

• Please call at least 48 hours in advance at (530) 244-0201 (don't forget we're open Monday-Friday).
  
• We will assist you in picking out what items to get based on your party number and tastes.
  
• You must bring your own plate(s).

• Full payment is required when you come to bring your plate(s).

That's it for this weeks update, thanks for reading!

I'm on a boat

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Going to kick things off tonight with our Sushi and Sashimi combination dinner ($16.75), which comes on a cool boat. The top picture is without flash.



This is our Sakura Roll, it's fried snapper with sauce it is delicious!

We also have Amaebi and Hirame in for you folks that miss it, better come in soon!

Now on to our patrons:


Left clockwise: Kaysha, Mason, Amanda and Dustin.
Amanda and Dustin have become our Friday regulars, I've seen Kaysha and Mason at least once before too :).



Next up is Matt and Greg (right). I haven't seen Matt in at least a year, do you still walk from Herreid Music when you stop by for lunch?


Last but not least, our good friend Marc who always writes the nicest things about us for the Record Searchlight (most recently the date feature a few posts down) and the lovely Trudi. She is so sweet! Hope you come back soon.



Edit: Here is a picture of Kenji Marc snuck in while he was not looking!

Friday

Boy was it busy tonight! I was hustling so I didn't get a chance to take as many pictures as I wanted but I snapped some. We served a few tuna poke tonight and so far so good!

So on to the pictures:




This is Jillian and Noah, I rarely see them anymore since I stopped working lunch so it was such a nice surprise when they came in.



The roll in the middle is our Spider Roll, up front and right is our Rock and Roll (eel and avocado), and the rest are Chicky Cheese Rolls (chicken and cream cheese).



Left clockwise: Kyle, Yuki, Megan (and friends, I forgot to ask their names like a total ditz I'm sorry!). I'm not sure how long they have been coming here but my guess would be as long as or longer than Kenji has owned the restaurant. Yuki also bought Kenji a beer so all was well!

Marc, where were you?! Maybe next week.

Tuna Poke

Click pictures to enlarge:


If you've seen our specials board up behind the sushi bar you've probably noticed the scallop or ebi gunkan, Kenji just recently added salmon gunkan and a tuna poke (gunkan style).

The tuna poke is shown on the front left, it's spicy and delicious! It's wrapped in seaweed, I didn't get a chance to take a picture of the seaweed version but you get the idea. Also shown is the Erica Roll and Kamikaze Roll (this is our bestseller it's spicy fried oyster with avocado) in the back, up front left to right is Tuna Poke, Hamachi, Saba (mackerel) and Sake (salmon).


Here is a closeup shot.

Chopsticks tutorial

So I left my camera at home tonight and missed some good photo opportunities, I knew that would happen! Now that I'm sitting here at home wondering how to update this weeks blog I thought I would show you how to use chopsticks.

Most of you probably already know how but here's to all you forkers out there!

I hold my bottom stick like a pencil, and I prop both pencil and chopstick on my ring finger. You can also put it on your middle finger if that's more comfortable (click photos to enlarge).





Take your other chopstick and hold it with your index (and in my case both middle and index) and thumb. This is the stick that you will move to grab your food, move it up and down while leaving the bottom stationary and resting at the base of your thumb/ring finger.





This is the closed position, minus the food!












I found some food, sour cream and onion potato chips. Yes, I ate it after this shot too.

These are my Hello Kitty chopsticks from the 80's, they are too small for me now but they are so cute!


Next week I won't forget to bring the camera to work and blind you with some home photos I promise.

Hello to Susan if you stop by!

Record Searchlight D.A.T.E feature!

We were featured in the Record Searchlight on Thursday: http://www.redding.com/news/2009/mar/12/dining-out-sakura-serves-simple-spectacular-sushi/
It was very busy again tonight I wonder how many came because they read about us in the newspaper? Thanks Marc for the nice article.


This is Natalie and Tyler, they are the cutest couple you'll ever meet! Natalie's headband is super cute too.



This is Ed and Candace on the left, Dan and Renee on the right. They were ready to party tonight because Ed brought his own wine and I made sure the beers kept coming!



After we closed, Kenji came by for some free beer. Friday night good times!


Thanks for reading!

First update!

We had a fairly steady Friday night, with a lot of Sashimi dishes going out!





Of course we had our loyal Friday night regulars come in, this is Barbara and Steve. They have been coming here for 14 years! They are such a sweet couple.

Another Friday regular is Larry and Elaine, they have been coming here for 10 years. These two crack me up, but you have to watch out for Larry, if you're gullible like me he will get you with one of his jokes! I think I fall for every single one.

Assorted Sushi

For $13.50 you get a little bit of everything and it comes with a bowl of miso soup, what a deal!

Hello World!

Welcome to our new blog! We hope to update it weekly with pictures, news and random tidbits.