Ume Shiso Maki. 6 pieces of plum and shiso leaf sushi roll
...it was the kind of sashimi that makes you cry a little bit with happiness when you eat it, it’s that good. I then ordered ume & shiso hosomaki (around £3) – amazing, and spicy tuna inside out rolls (£7.20) – less amazing, but still good. He got a bowl of rice with the sashimi and some skewers, which Jin Kichi are known for: yakitori (£1.80) and torikawa (£2.60)...
I don't like to travel far for food. Its not that because I am an inherently lazy person, I am, but that is not the real reason I don't venture too far from Holborn. The real reason is, I think it puts too much pressure on the experience, so it is almost always going to be a letdown. Take The River Cafe. It took The Boyfriend and I at least an hour to get there, 30 minutes on the tube plus another 30 wandering through the residential streets of Hammersmith, begging residents to point us in the right direction. When we did finally arrive, everything about the place was a letdown. Impressive, given I don't recall hearing anyone say anything bad about the The River Cafe. Ever. The food, the service, the decor (don't even get me started on that blue carpet), were all distinctly unimpressive. Anyway, this means I am wary about leaving Zone 1, or even heading to the edges, for a restaurant. This made my trip to Jin Kichi last week, located in Hampstead very uncharacteristic. Whilst I didn't
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