Its chic, its delicious, its Sono.
We all love a good sushi meal, and with the rise of BOGO joints in the area we settling for good sushi for the price. Is this bad? Not at all. We all love a good deal, and we all want good food. What about GREAT sushi?
What makes great sushi? Its got to be fresh, its got to be of good quality, and its got to be flavorful. I would add its got to be pretty. If food doesn't "look" good, its got to work harder to taste good.
Sono has beautiful food! The presentation can, at times, be the culinary equivalent of a Milan fashion show with seaweed clad peacocks strutting down the table in some sort of parade like display. But dont be fooled by its flashy appearance, for most of it is well worth the bite. And who doesn't want to take a bite out of a supermodel?
Sono also has fresh food. Fresh as an inland city can get anyway. Local fresh fish as well as exotic fish with fresh veggies, good rice, and voila! No overly fishy flavor, and a consistant taste you can rely on. No more hit and miss good meals.
Sono is also now open late with Sono Lounge. The designer decor, from the slightly strange wall mural of an Asian woman without a shoe looking lovingly into her food to the fat bamboo urns and dramatic lighting in red tones makes this stylish place a spot to grab some drinks before you head to other clubs, or to just hang out with friends and have a chat while listening to the DJ spin some mellow tunes. I might also add Sapporo on draft. Yum!
Now lets talk price, because it is true, it CAN be a it pricier than the BOGO places and cheap sushi around town. Amazing lunch specials with Bento boxes make this place an easily affordable spot, with good portions and no sacrifice in quality. Dinner can be a bit more if you go starving and over order. Easily done as I can attest to.
There is still much more to try and I cant wait to get back there. With the friendly staff always eager to help, its a nice place downtown with some of the best sushi in the Triangle. Dont believe me? Open you mind and give it a fair try.
Stay tuned for more to come on my Sono experience, as well as my quest to try all the sushi in the area.
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