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9:39 p.m. last night, my friend texted me, “Loving [Lil’] Kim on Dancing With the Stars!”
While
he was home watching B & C-Listers do the cha-cha – wasabi, crab
and fresh-out-the-water tuna was doing the electric boogaloo on my
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tongue. Akashi’s South Miami
outpost is potentially one of the best sushi spots in town, and the
spankin’ new SoBe location is potentially one of the sexiest.
Japanese-inspired graffiti by an artist named Jonas had welcomed me
into the restaurant, and an urban chic vibe continued throughout.
I was there for Sushi-Me! Mondays a weekly dinner party where sushi rolls and sake bombs
reign supreme. It is all put on by promoter Michael Madd, in
conjunction with owner/head chef Larry Chi. “The South Miami location
has great food, but no atmosphere. It’s kind of like a cafeteria, while
this location adds South Beach flair to incredible sushi,” said Chi.
Ideally, last night should have been about me and a few girlfriends
giggling/griping about our Monday or me and a boy feeding each other
Dragon rolls, but I rolled to Akashi solo and intent on chatting up
someone new. Luckily the sushi bar is usually packed with solo birds
open to a lil’ convo and willing to drop a piece of Cali roll onto your
plate if you say the right thing. Plus, watching Larry construct,
slice, and serve the sushi is entertainment enough. I had one with crab
and avocado on the inside and topped with tuna. Understand that my roll
was rice-less because carbs aren’t my friend – let it be yours. Or
don’t and order the tuna tartare – a subtly explosive mound of tuna
mixed with lemon juice, olive oil, avocado, onion, and sesame oil. How
the hell do you say yum in Japanese?
