Little Katana

Last Friday night we had a group dinner at Little Katana with some of my favorite people! We arrived a little early, so we decided to sit at the bar and have a drink. One drink turned into two as we had to wait for 40 minutes past our reservation. To be fair, when I called to make a reservation they let me know that they did have two big parties that night. That aside, we were seated and ordered two appetizers ( after they finally decided to send over a waiter) and a bottle of wine. We ordered the Katana shrimp and crab cakes as well as the ahi tower. I have had the ahi tower the last time that I dined here and was impressed. I suggested it to the table, and I think everyone was pleased. They basically bring over all of the yummy ingredients ( avocado, ahi tuna, sesame seeds, onions, etc. all mixed up with a spicy sesame sauce) layered into a tower form and then ask if you would like to have it mixed together. Once they do that, it is plated in a nice square and ready to eat! The shrimp and crab cakes were pretty tasty, too!
They were plated on a bed of greens and topped with an asian sauce. These were crispy and delicious!
Next we decided to order an assortment of rolls for the table and another bottle of wine. As someone who is just experimenting with sushi, this is a great way to go. We ordered two specialty rolls and then a spicy tuna and avocado roll. What a presentation! The far right roll was topped with a generous portion of crab meat and a creamy asian sauce. It was filled with tuna, yellowtail, and avocado on the inside. The middle roll was surrounded by thin cucumber pieces which made the entire roll extremely fresh! The avocado roll was a creamy and perfect with a dip of soy sauce. Finally, the spicy tuna roll rounded finished out the roll feast! We all got to try something a little different and found new things that we liked.

As mentioned, I am trying to branch out and experiment with different types of raw fish. It was suggested that I try the yellowtail nigirishushi. I was pretty skeptical at first - this looked liked a pretty large piece of raw fish with a tiny portion of rice tucked underneath. I was completely surprised. This was absolutely scrumptious. It was creamy and sort of just melted away in your mouth with no fish taste at all.

For the finale, we tried the mango cheesecake. This came served with a generous portion of whipped cream (my favorite) and a mango puree on top. Even after all we devoured for dinner, this was gone in seconds and a true crowd pleaser.

After a rough start, our dinner turned out to be quite superb!