I tried these two spots in a strip mall on Kirkman and I Drive two Friday's ago at night. They aren't open for lunch. I tried to sort out Hidden Sushi (which didn't look so hot and is just a Brazilian style sushi spot), but, it had a waiting list going.
Kingdom Sushi House - They said they have been open for two years. I didn't notice until a few months ago. I kind of expected them to be not so great. I was right. They do Brazilian style sushi. That means (if this is representative) lots of salmon, a little ahi and lots of junk. The menu pricing is bizarre. A hand roll was like eight dollars. Ceviche (tilapia - eww) was only around $5. Some other ordinary things were in the teens. My plate was only $20 and amounted to 34 pieces. And I think what little nigiri they did were like $6 for an order of two. Other platters had similar items and cost more. My platter (King 30) was all salmon. The salmon was pasty. I guess they gave me 4 extra pieces. It began with a fried roll cut into eight pieces. Then came a platter with: four pieces from a salmon and cream cheese roll, ten slices of sashimi, an eight piece salmon on the outside roll topped with piped whipped cream cheese and finally four pieces of nigiri (I didn't eat them all because I pealed off the salmon and it was gross underneath). The nigiri was the worst. At least two of the pieces must have been a day old. The rice was a brick. The rice on the "fresh" ones was still bad. They don't know how to make sushi grade rice. Or how to keep it. The rolls had way too much cream cheese per unit and the combined force would make a lactose tolerant stomach queasy. The pasty sashimi didn't help. The regular cream cheese and salmon roll also suffered from bad rice (hard and crusty). I informed them of my sentiments (at the end of the meal) and they swore the rice was made that day. I strongly disagree. I think they make these items in bulk and then plate them like a party catering business. And it's FIFO. If some don't get sold, they get refrigerated and sold the next day. Or the next. If anything is fresh, it is because they ran through the pre-prep supply. The platter came out way too fast for it to have been made to order. Like two minutes from ordering. The best thing was the garlic flavored edamame that they served as an amuse bouche for free. Service was fast. It had a mainly Latin looking crowd. 50-60 seats. About half full. Not much on ambience. A mural on the wall was the big expenditure. Low ceilings. I'd skip it. You can go to an all you can eat place and spend less and get more choice and probably fresher items. Now I'm scared to go to Hidden Sushi.
Turquaz Turkish Cuisine - They are in the corner location aside Kingdom. I've been to a multitude of places that have died there. They said they have been here for three years. That is even more surprising. I must have a mental defense mechanism that shelters me from this strip mall. I just ordered falafel to go to knock them off the list. The place is beyond pathetic. It's dark. Most of the space is outside on a patio next to a pool hall. There were two tables of two dining. The falafel was weird. They looked like marsh mellows. They must roll a tube and then snip them off. They were dry and had no flavor. Probably old. It came with some tomato slices, onions and pickled cabbage salad. And a small container of hummus. It cost $8. Inside there is a mural and some Arabic themed light fixtures and a DJ area. It has the same old menu and prices. You can live without it. It means Turkoise.
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