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I will tell you that one of the disadvantages of living out here in the suburbs is the lack of restaurants. That, and everything is white. And yes, I know we have an Applebee's. And yes, I guess you can count that as a "restaurant," if you're not a wine drinker. Which I am. I'm not a snooty connoisseur, but I do enjoy a nice glass of red wine that hasn’t been poured from a box.
We tried the local Applebee's a few weeks ago. I requested the wine list; they don't have one. The bartender asked if I'm a white or red wine drinker. I told the bartender it depended on what I'd be pairing along with the wine. An "Applebee‘s-Super-Slammer-Nacho-Platter" would pair better with a white, while "Hot-N-Creamy-Spinach-Snackers" would probably pair better with a red. Don’t you think?
Anyway, last week we took a trip to the art museum, and since we were going to be in Milwaukee we’d planned on grabbing lunch at our favorite sushi restaurant: Izumi's. Unfortunately, Izumi's was closed for the day due to an "unforeseen circumstance." Someone had better have lost a finger in that kitchen.
Luckily, we had a back-up plan. Unluckily, we used our back-up plan.
Believe it or not, Milwaukee has more than one sushi restaurant. Although not many more. Us Milwaukeeans still look at sushi as a poorly prepared
So...we went to the other sushi restaurant, Nanakusa.
I'm not going to turn this into a restaurant review. Except to say that it sucked. Yes, sadly it did.
First of all, when I eat sushi, I want to see it without the assistance of binoculars or a magnifying glass. I understand that Japanese cuisine tends to be on the lighter side, however I’m still a mid-westerner and like to consume enough food during each meal so that my body responds with a poop.
Secondly, and most importantly, do not take my order without writing it down. Especially when I'm ordering a meal that requires dozens of plates like: Sake, California Rolls, Tamago, Sake Sashimi, Unagi, Spicy Tekka Maki…and I go on and on and on with our order…until Ben asks her if she's getting all this. The look on her face is all: I'm trying to memorize a license plate number here. I'm all…Shush, Ben! She's trying to remember that I ordered the Tekka Maki rolls, or was it the Spicey Tekka Maki rolls?
It really wasn't that bad [yes it was]. And we had relaxing lunch with three kids in a quiet sushi restaurant [no we didn't]. She did remember our order, I think, since my memory is shot. Honestly, I can spend five minutes scrambling around the house looking for the car keys that I'm holding in my hands.
Meredith Groenevelt
