Sushi - Benihana style

The bastardization of sushi at places like Benihana must make the Japanese feel like becoming kamikazes again. We ordered the crunchy roll which should have been named the fried tempura roll because that's what it was. They had crumbled pieces of tempura all over the rolls so that you had to dig through the 2" layer of tempura to find the rolls. Not only that, some sort of a sweet sauce was poured all over the rolls as well. It must have been 100 calories per roll!

Chain restaurants bother me. For a weekday lunch, I suppose it's acceptable. I mean, seriously, when was the last time you went to an Outback Steakhouse and got a meal that was actually a portion meant for one person? What about Cheesecake Factory? Chili's? Claim Jumper? All of these restaurants have one thing in common - HUGE portions. These places cater to the needs of the overweight people who want their "money's worth" of food. That is just disgusting.

Here's an idea: charge people less money for less food! We don't want to see them shoveling a steak sandwich that is the size of a child's head into their mouths anyway!