Haruno Japanese Sushi Bar & Grill

"I might put it away, and see if it gets better later." These are the words the boyfriend just uttered after eating Haruno's sushi. This sushi sucks. The maki is poorly rolled, each piece of fish is indistinguishable from the previous--and frankly, that was probably a benefit because the fish wasn't very good--and the food was way overpriced. I had comparably priced sushi in Chicago with incomparable quality. If this is 4 star sushi in Springfield according to Yelp, then I'm not eating sushi in Springfield. What a waste of $50.

I'm not sure what this is, but I'm not sure it's sushi.  I think "Haruno" might be the most Japanese thing on the premises.  Apparently, it means something like "blooming field," or perhaps "spring field," in Japanese.  Cute, I guess.  The clientele appeared to be young, dumb, and trendy enough to order gallons of overpriced novelty drinks and appreciate the energy-efficient lighting.  There's two signs out front, one for a restaurant and one for a night club, with three doors, and the inside seems confused about where restaurant ends and nightclub begins.

The spring rolls were small fried things that looked similar to what one gets from a freezer case at Targeto.  I'm not sure what rolls we ordered, so I'll just use numbers.  Roll 1 had white creamy ooze coming out of the bottom and had a crumb topping.  This would be awesome if I were eating a fruit crisp, but on sushi it seems a bit unbecoming.  Roll 2 fell apart upon picking it up.  From examining the remains, it appeared that there was some sort of fish involved.  Roll 3 had fish that was not only cooked but dry and overcooked.

Aside from the overcooked fish, which I think was salmon, it all tasted like mush.  The best thing we ordered was the shredded daikon that came with the sushi.  Even the pickled ginger tasted like it came from a grocery store, and not an Asian one.

But hey, I'm not sick yet and the place looked clean.

The atmosphere and decor at Haruno is top notch.  The sushi was delicious! They are very creative in their presentation.  What a great place to bring a date.  Love it, even their salads are great portions.