Bushido

156 Castro St
Mountain View, CA 94041

Occasion: Big Steve's soft opening! I've heard that a lot has changed and many improvements have been made since then. I can't wait to go back again to give it another try. Some of the dishes that I wanted to try were not offered at the time, I'm excited to give it a second try

Fried Oysters

I have never been a fan of cooked oysters, which is why this dish did not sound appetizing to me at all. But I decided to give it a try and did not regret it at all. Portion size was good and filling. A lot of the people on our table liked it. I usually only like raw oysters, and to my surprise, I actually enjoyed it. With fried food, there always needs some kind of sauce. I wish there was some kind of tar tar sauce dip that went with it. I think that would have made it taste better!

Stuffed Mushrooms

From what I can remember, I believe it was stuffed with crab meat. Those were delicious!!!!! Only bad thing is the portion size. There were only 3 =[ I could have eaten 4 to myself. haha.

Short ribs

I thought it was pretty good, considering its a japanese restaurant. I liked the flavor of the sweet sauce. Meat did not melt in mouth nor did it fall off the bone, but it was still nice and tender, which means it was not overcooked. I like that. Portion did seem a bit small.

Chicken skewers

As for portion, I thought 4 skewers to a plate is perfect. I thought the chicken was a bit on the dry side, or maybe it was just the skewer I got.

Chicken karage

It didn't really stand out to me, therefore I dont' really remember what it tasted like. Portion seemed small, or the plate seemed too big for the amount that was served on the plate.

Tuna Sashimi

like the salmon sashimi, was absoulutely delicious and really fresh. Generous portion sizes!

Salmon Sashimi

tasted SOOO FRESH and so good. Full of flavor. It seriously melted in my mouth! Everyone loved it on our table, besides the non seafood eaters. It was so good, everyone attacked it before I could get a pic of it. It was so good, everyone attacked it before I could even get a picture of it.

Gyoza regular

Perfect portions. I thought it was really good. The meat wasn't too dry. It was nice and moist. What I didn't like was that the skin would break apart really easily. They're best when they're fresh and hot. Dip it in the soy sauce and YUM!!!

Gyoza kimchi

I did not taste kim chi in it. I thought it tasted the same as the regular pork gyozas.Tonkotsu

Generous portions. I thought it was pretty good. The meat was not too dry like some places. You had the sauce that went well with it. I enjoyed this dish.

Crab and cheese croquette

LOVED it!! Love the flavor of it. I've never had crab and cheese croquette before. Thought it was really different from a lot of japanese restaurants I've gone to. I usually order the potato cream croquette or the vegetable one. Portion size were generous. I loved how it wasn't too rich. It was perfect and I am so craving it write now!! YUM!!

Hamachi kama

love love loved it. I love ordering it at restaurants. I thought it was cooked perfectly! Nice and tender and the flavor was definitely there. One thing I wish it came with was a little dish of ponzu sauce to go with the fish. I usually throw the diced up radish into the ponzu sauce and use it as a dipping sauce for the fish. SOOOO GOODBacon wrapped asparagus tempura skewers

It looked and sounded very apealing. Maybe I have a small mouth. But its hard to fit all that into your mouth. I think it would have tasted better if each asparagus was wrapped with bacon.

Shrimp tempura

Decent sized portion and they were good. Nothing bad about this dish! I enjoyed it.

I tried both the dessert that was on the menu that night. There was some kind of green the pudding like thing with a strawberry syrup on top. I actually really liked the flavor of it, but the texture reminded me of rubber, which I wasn't used to. I liked it. it was different and nothing that I've ever tasted before. There was also a green tea cake like thingy. Again very different. Not anything I've ever tried before. Flavor was all there. I like how it was a mix of cake and what seemed to be mousse. The cake was just a bit on the dry side. Overall, I still enjoyed it.=]