Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Kiko, Winter Park

I had a spicy tuna roll to go for $6 at this former Gizmo's last Wednesday. I wasn't about to re-visit a copy cat sushi restaurant that replaced another that I had been to in the same location. The roll was ok. A decent amount of acceptable tuna positioned in the front of the roll to appear more generous than it was. The defect of the roll was the kind of hot pepper paste they use. It was sriracha. I just don't think it works with raw fish. The place has removed the fish tanks and much of the character of Gizmo (which wasn't much). It's a pretty bare bones effort and they need to keep their paperwork out of site. This is not your office. It is our dining area/fantasy world. The menu crossed out the two things that could have made it step away from being just another sushi trap. They had an all you can eat option and they delivered. No more. So what we have left is a typical array of fish, teriyaki, tempura, katsu and dombura and stir fry. The prices are high and per one piece (ie YT = $3). I didn't eat enough too recommend or not, but, it would be an all food play. And it better be supremely fresh and largely portioned to compete with the host of other places that are even below their price points.

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