Enso Sushi & Bar

Pretty good selection and helpful staff.  Good place to start out at if you're just diving into the sushi realm. The staff can walk you through the various choices and combinations.  Be careful of the do it yourself option if you have no experience in eating or making sushi, altogether a great experience and not too expensive.

Duck Ramen.

I'm craving it right now.  The broth mainly.  Though, the duck breast- perfectly cooked, sliced and neatly placed just underneath the surface of unctuous, savory broth- is nothing less than great.  Noodles are plentiful and the accompanying accouterments were a nice balance.  Over all a winning dish for sure.

The maki ordered was nothing that I'd kill for to have again, but what caught my eye was the "make your own maki" option.  I didn't trust myself, or rather- want to take the time to come up with something of my own, but with a bit of planning- I could see that being a wonderful "exercise" to partake in with a date.

My date, however, didn't enjoy her bowl of ramen quite as much as I did.  Her vegetable ramen, particularly the broth, lacked that extra bit of flavor that mine had.  No, it wasn't the meat that left the flavor missing, but the type of broth was perhaps a bit too subtle in flavoring for our taste.

Atmosphere is nice, and I loved the curved ceiling and lighting set up.

The hubs and I use lent as an excuse to get out a try new sushi places (this probably makes us terrible people) and last Friday we tried Enso.  I absolutely LOVED the place itself .... dark and cozy with candles, pretty centerpieces and drinks served in Balls jars, what's not to love (according to my husband the random chunks of tree and owls, he didn't "get it" and I have to admit that part baffled me a bit as well but we're losing sight of the overall picture here).  We made a reservation on Open Table (points please!) but probably wouldn't have needed one as the place was pretty quiet.    While it's NOT a BYOB (sad face) the drinks were reasonably priced.  The sushi was delish .... as in, on par with our favorite sushi joint up the street, Coast.  Everything that promised to be spicy was (always a bonus for us) and everything else was very fresh and flavorful.  My only gripe would be that the seaweed was a bit tough to get through ... not great for a gal who already tends to choke on her food far too often, but I got the hang of it (so did the hubby, and he agreed that it was probably a good and much needed exercise in slowing down and chewing thoroughly)!  They had plenty to choose from and if you didn't find what you wanted you could always make your own maki.  We did not, which was slightly disappointing because I had an awesome name already picked out .... but we'll be back!!! :)