Sushi

Cafe Thirty-A?

old florida fish house..basmatis...i know i'm missing some

The best sushi is at Cafe Rendevous in Seaside. Basmati's is a close second. Neither have a huge variety, just a dozen or so things they do really really well. Old Florida Fish House has a more extensive selection, and it's very good.

Try the Poke Salad at Cafe Rendezvous. It's basically heaven.

i had tepid sushi at basmati's. never again.

don't forget fish out of water.

Cafe 30A hasn't had sushi for about a year. Now that they are enclosing the bar upstairs, maybe it comes back or maybe it doesn't.

The best sushi is at Cafe Rendevous in Seaside. Basmati's is a close second. Neither have a huge variety, just a dozen or so things they do really really well. Old Florida Fish House has a more extensive selection, and it's very good.

Try the Poke Salad at Cafe Rendezvous. It's basically heaven.

You are soooo right Punzie! Cafe Rendezvous has the best. The tuna on the Poke Salad is from Hawaii, that's why it is so red. :drool:

Also -

Osaka Sushi Rocks
108 Cannery Lane
850.351.1006
Authentic full-service sushi bar serving lunch and dinner, plus full selection of Japanese beers, sakes and sake-cocktails. Hip, edgy atmosphere featuring unique sushi specialty rolls and select stir fry selections. Large outdoor deck extends over lagoon for great views. Located in The Village of Baytowne Wharf.

Hadashi Sushi Bar
Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
4000 Sandestin Boulevard South
850-267-9500
An authentic Japanese sushi bar featuring fresh sushi, miso soup, a fine selection of sake and live jazz.

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An authentic Japanese sushi bar featuring fresh sushi, miso soup, a fine selection of sake and live jazz.

:idontno:

hotelspeak is alive and well at the hilton.

The tuna on the Poke Salad is from Hawaii, that's why it is so red. :drool:

I don't know about that, but I believe the guy who prepares it lived in Hawaii for a while, hence the name of the salad.;-)

I have been to Sushi Rocks, but a SoWaller dined there earlier this week and was not impressed.
Fish Out of Water once had decent sushi, but the last couple of times I ate their sushi, I found it very lacking. IMO, Nick's Poke Salad, at Cafe Rendezvous, is the best in town, closely followed by Old Florida Fish House, which has a huge selection of rolls.

I did a photorecord of our sushi crawl in February when we were in Destin.

We started at a new local restaurant, Sai-Kyo (which is short for "Saigon-Kyoto" and which serves Vietnamese and Japanese food). We ordered a Tuna Roll and Hawalian Roll (BBQ Eel, tuna, yellowtail, cream cheese, and asparagus, wrapped in soy paper).



Our first mistake was not sitting at the sushi bar itself, though sitting in the restaurant gave us a vantgae point that assured us that the Vietnamese soups were wonderful, based on other tables' orders. The sushi chef, who was Vietnamese, kept the same food service gloves on his hands before and after he made our sushi (he was sitting at a table reading the newspaper when we came in). The sushi itself wasn't bad - but it lacked profundity. We decided to push on.

We drove out to Cafe 331 - only to find it closed! Ouch! So - down to Basmati, which we had heard about but never tried. We found a friendly proprietor and server, and a lovely environment. The dishes on the menu looked mouth-watering (if a little expensive in the over $30/plate range) but we stuck with sushi. We ordered a crab roll, tuna nigiri and inari, which was presented on a lovely stone:



The inari was the best I've ever had - stuffed not only with tasty sushi rice, but with diced fresh salmon - exquisite!



Unfortunately, the crab was not as tasty as it looked - not bad, just not exquisitely fresh. The tuna and inari, and the happy sounds other diners were making, would probably bring me back next year.

Even though we had been to Camille's for lunch earlier in the day, I still felt like my craving for awesome sushi had not yet been satisfied, so we headed over there. And the sushi taste off winner was - Camille's!

We started with a tuna roll and a spicy crab roll:



Even though the crab turned out to be surimi, this sushi was so well prepared that we sighed with pleasure as we ate it. Danny and Mike made us feel right at home, and we trusted their recommendations. After a little taste of escolar, Danny suggested we try the Uni, which had just come in. Bob and I had never had Uni before, so we went for it:



While I think it is a bit of an acquired taste - we did enjoy it. Next up - Toro, another delicacy we had never tried before:



Yummm! Finally, Danny suggested Hamachi, which had likewise just arrived. I hesitated a bit, because I've never tasted a piece of yellowtail that I liked - it's never fresh enough. But we said ok, and we were not disappointed:



It was perfect - and my sushi craving satisfied. Danny suggested that we try the sushi/habachi side of Harbor Docks, which in all our visits we had ignored. He said he'd be working there on Sunday - the sushi chefs are the same at both places.

For our last evening in paradise, we decided to hit the happy hour at the Marina Cafe (Early Dinner Special 5:00 pm ? 6:00 p.m. Buy one entree get the second entr?e of equal or lesser value free. Happy Hour ? Nightly 5:00 pm ? 7:00 pm ? price sushi, 1/2 price gourmet pizza, 1/2 price drinks). We had enjoyed a high quality (and expensive) meal there two years ago, so we thought this would be fun.

The restaurant was having some issues between the hostess/manager and the bartender, who snapped at us that we'd have to wait 30 minutes for sushi when we ordered, then proceeded to literally throw two glasses of wine on the bar in front of me. We had our drinks and waited for the sushi, which, it turned out was not worth waiting for; it looked pretty but tasted stale and pale:



Report to us if you go for sushi!

My 2 faves are Camilles in Destin and Harbordocks (Same owner). Always fresh and well prepared. Osaka's main restaurant in Destin is a close third but sometimes its hit and miss with the freshness. Thanks to everyone for making me crave sushi!!!!

Can't believe no one mentioned Fish out of Water. I assume they still serve Sushi? Haven't been in two years or so, but we always found it to be top-drawer bait.

My Husband and I love Sushi and have been going to Sushi Siam for our favorite current sushi. The Queen roll is really good. They are in the Destin Commins. Service is okay, but the sushi makes up for any mis steps.

Can't believe no one mentioned Fish out of Water. I assume they still serve Sushi? Haven't been in two years or so, but we always found it to be top-drawer bait.

see post 11 :roll:.

My 2 faves are Camilles in Destin and Harbordocks (Same owner). Always fresh and well prepared. Osaka's main restaurant in Destin is a close third but sometimes its hit and miss with the freshness. Thanks to everyone for making me crave sushi!!!!

I think the same owners own Old Florida Fish House, which has the same sushi menu as HD.