Thursday, June 10, 2010

Sushi and More at Hashigo in Fullerton

I've walked and driven by Hashigo in Fullerton a bazillion times since they opened, and finally went in to check the place out and taste what they've got.  It's a hipster lounge/restaurant/sushi bar in a town center at the foot of the Sunny Hills area of Fullerton.  Considering that space is fairly small, Hashigo is laid out very nicely and doesn't feel crowded inside.



Upon entering, you can select which part of the restaurant you'd like to sit in.  The menu is the same whether you pick the laid back lounge area, the more standard restaurant area or the sushi bar.  My wife and I decided the lounge was the place to hang, and it was a nice change from your standard restaurant seating.  We basically each had our own couch with a table between us.

Now, the best time to visit Hashigo is probably during happy hour, which is 5:30-7pm each evening.  Unfortunately, we just missed it by about 20 minutes.  $2.95 hand rolls, $5-6 appetizers like stuffed shiitake mushrooms, Kogi-style kalbi tacos, spicy tuna tartare, 50% off well drinks...yup, that's the time to go.

Ok, so happy hour was out of the question.  No problem, though, as they had some interesting items on their regular menu.



Their miso shishito peppers were delicious.  Shishito peppers look sorta like skinny jalapenos.  They're not very spicy (though every once in a while you might find one with a kick) and the miso sauce they're grilled in makes for a very pleasant taste mix of sweet and mildly spicy.  Those are bonito shavings you see sprinkled on top.



Their take on Hawaiian-style poke is more delicate than most.  The fish isn't overpowered by the sesame flavor.  Very nice...and they didn't only use tuna.  There was also salmon and some kind of white fish.



It's hard to resist mochi ice cream for dessert (green tea, strawberry and mango).  I just love that stuff, and while I can find it pretty easily in the freezer sections of every Asian market around, I had no problem paying a little extra for a groovy presentation in the cool lounge setting.

Hashigo actually has three locations, sushi bars in both Fullerton and Huntington Beach and a Korean restaurant in Costa Mesa.  Find them on the web here.

Next time, we're going back for happy hour!

Kampai!
Druu


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