Blue Ginger

I heard about this place from a good friend of mine at work. I decided to give it a try and went there for my birthday. I went back this past weekend with intent and took my dad along for some company.

I started off with their Jasmine Green tea. I simply love the aromatic scent that tickles my nose as it cleanses my palette. Whats even better is that you get a whole pot!

For appetizers we started off with Edamame and the Pan Fried Duck Dumplings.

I will have to say these taste very traditional. I'm not sure any of you picky eaters out there would like it. The sauce on them is very rich and flavorful, this is where most of the traditional taste comes from. My guess is that its a reduction. It's a very strong flavor that compliments the savory duck and shiitake mushroom mixture inside the dumpling quite nicely.

With the sushi combo we ordered came a bowl of soup, I chose the miso soup.

The green stuff seen in the soup is a seaweed product of some sort. It has a smooth texture and is full of iron and B vitamins, very good for you. Another part of the green stuff I believe was cilantro. Quite delicious. I've always been a fan of miso. It's basically the asian version of chicken stock or chicken soup minus the foul. Also included in the soup are strips of tofu which add a little extra protien to the dish. All around a very light and pleasant warming soup.

For sushi we ordered the Columbus Roll, which has avocado, cream cheese, and smoked salmon (my favorite), pictured left. We also ordered the Crunchy Spicy Tuna roll, pictured right.

I thoroughly enjoyed the savory salty flavor of the smoked salmon paired with the milky flavor of the cream cheese and buttery texture of the avocado. The spicy tuna was a bit of a disapointment. It was fairly plain and all the golden bits on top were the crunch, if you can call it crunch.  The tuna was good but in my opinion it didn't really hold up to its name, it wasn't spicy at all.

Overall Blue Ginger is my place to go for sushi. Their menu and quite large with a whole page of appetizers, a few pages of sushi, and main course dishes which I didn't have room enough to try.
Located on Sawmille road in the plaza next to BD Mongolian Grill just past Martin Road, this is one place you definitely want to check out. They aren't very busy at lunch so its an easy in and out during the work week. Check them out!