{ Wednesday, March 24, 2004 }
Hipster sushi hangout alert!
At Grove Street and Gough there is a Super 8 Motel or something (Holiday Inn?) and in what was formerly a registration office is this great sushi place! It's been open for a year but, well, I hadn't been back to San Francisco for a whole year so last week was the first time I went. The building is this funny little octagonal place, and there are only about 6 tables, but the sushi is fabulous, and the other dishes superb. We had a delicious roll (don't remember? Dragon roll? Rainbow Roll?) but I do remember the name of the delicious appetizer we had: Dragon Balls. Gerard, the owner, told us about how octopodi were very intelligent, and showed us pictures of an octopus he had bought just to release it back into the ocean. He doesn't serve octopus for that reason. Shana said it was very "
LINK | 9:30 PM | TB
Nice place. G. was always gracious enough to host us USF writing students, who would gather on Wedesday nights last year for readings in the even-cooler (& wired for some sweet ambient sound) upstairs. Readings which we haven't been having again this year but ought to.
Alex | March 25, 2004 12:39 AMI'm a long-time scuba diver and have had many encounters with octopus. Some of them seem so 'friendly' and intelligent that I find their behaviour almost similar to dogs.
One mating pair lived in a frequently-visited (by divers) spot. When my dive buddy and I approached, the male came rushing to the edge of the cave and proceeded to feel my drysuit all over with its tentacles. I took off my glove and let it place some of its suckers over the end of each of my fingers. It was quite a moment, I was entranced.
My buddy and I left the cave in search of some urchins to feed the pair and when we went back the male rushed out again. After touching my drysuit, he quickly seemed to 'recognize' the texture and moved on to my buddy, whose suit was a different material. The octopus went through the same gentle, exploring of the other suit and diver.
I've had other experiences with octopus but this interaction was absolutely incredible. I would never eat one -- but admittedly, I wouldn't eat a cow, either.
Diane | March 25, 2004 7:57 AMIt was an Italian restaurant before it became Midori Mushi, but I've never been to either in spite of the fact that I live 3 blocks away. Are you in S.F.?
tomas | March 25, 2004 11:31 AMI actually was there last night! Its one of the only places in SF I make sure I eat at when I visit (I'm only here for 3 nights). The Speak Soft roll is like a smooth little tongue orgasm. Beautiful restaurant in unlikely setting.
Surprised myself on the food trip this visit by making a beeline for Estrella's (formerly Big Sherm's) sandwiches on Fillmore off Haight. They taste so fresh and so clean, crazy contrast to the Barbeque I've been living off of in Texas for a month...
Abe | March 25, 2004 2:51 PMAs a former employee of Midori Mushi and an octopus lover, I would never eat tako, nor do I really appreciate handling it. I fell in love with octopus after watching some nature-type program on PBS about cephalopods, with an incredible scene of a diver interacting with a huge giant pacific red octopus. The creature displayed such remarkable curiosity and intelligence, that I believe that eating tako is something akin to eating the family pet, or a dolphin...
Tyson | April 27, 2004 2:20 PM{ Post a comment }
"Green Bug"?
We were just talking about the intelligence of tako last night. I'll probably never eat it again!
yukino | March 24, 2004 9:36 PM