Kemuri

The title of best sushi place in town tends to move around. Just when I think I've found it, I have several experiences that make me change my mind. But , with that in mind, I think this is the best sushi place in town currently. It was a good atmosphere, and the server was exceptionally good (though he was also tending bar, so his focus was a little split and a little slow to fill drinks, so I took a star for that), and the sushi was excellent. Some places you go, if you don't have the soy and wasabi, you don't really want the sushi. Or maybe the contents are too loose and fall apart, or the fish is almost soggy. None of these are the case here. I always try without the soy sauce first, and each of the four roles totally stood on their own with proper flavor and held together with and had excellent mouth feel. A note for those that do use soy: they don't have soy sauce here. They have Tamari. If you look it up, you'll be tempted to think that it's just gluten free soy sauce, and you'd be a little right, but mostly wrong. It has a much stronger and richer flavor, with less of that soy salt. But be warned: a little dab will do you. If you're going to use it, just dap the corner of your roll in it. It's delicious, but it's potent. I will also not that it's a bit pricey as well. We got two basic roles (10ish) and two mid range specialty rolls (20ish), and we came to a little over sixty dollars before tip. But that's not outside the range of what I expect for sushi today. Just know that going in. All told, it was a fun place with excellent food, and I recommend it.

Rewriting this review for several reasons. Last year I learned I was gluten intolerant and my whole world of being a foodie completely collapsed. I was extremely tepid about going out to eat anymore for fear of gluten exposure. Those of you who know, understand what I mean. Kemuri is a very Gluten Free friendly restaurant. The soy sauce in the table is gluten free. The menu clearly states which foods contain gluten. They have dedicated dryers for gluten free food. I ate Sushi for the first time in nearly a year and it was amazing. I was so immensely overjoyed that I could order and know I would be taken care of. I'm coming back, hell I might become a regular after tonight. Thank you Kemuri so much for caring and making this happen for those of us who cannot eat gluten. You have my gratitude.