Susanna Foo Gourmet Kitchen

Last Friday my mother and I met to go out to eat dinner together. We eventually decided on an Asian restaurant named Susanna Foo.

One of my family and I's hobbies is to find new and interesting restaurants to check out, so we decided to eat there. I decided that I really wanted sushi because I hadn't had it in a long time.

*note: this is not the actual presentation of my entree but pictures will be coming soon*

Sushi is also one of the Asian foods that I could eat until it came out of my ears. As I sat down to look at the menu, a thought occurred to me: “How long has sushi been around in Asian culture?” I mean if you were to ask anyone to say what came to mind when they heard 'Asian food', it's highly probable that they would say sushi. After doing some research I found my answer.

As it turns out, Sushi was invented in the 4^th Century B.C. in Southeast Asia! Originally, the rice in the sushi was used as a way to preserve the fish. During consumption, the consumers would only eat the fish and then they would discard the rice afterwards.

Fast-forwarding to the 19^th Century, [Tokyo was still being called Edo] nigiri-zushi was introduced which is now the most common type of sushi in today's sushi restaurants. After the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, nigiri-zushi chefs lost their jobs and, as a result, they spread out all over Japan and the rest of the world.

As always here is my restaurant review: This restaurant was fantastic, although it is more on the expensive side. According to the Zagat Survery it is rated as M for Moderately Expensive and the entree prices ranged from fifteen dollars to thirty dollars.

The atmosphere, which was shown above, was so relaxing, laid-back, and had wonderful romantic decor. One of the things that I found awesome about the decor was in the booths [where I was seated] they had pillows that you could use. Another perk that I noticed about the restaurant was, no matter how many times you get up someone will always refold your napkin. It could be the person waiting on you or an employee that just happened to walk by at the moment.

This restaurant is very easily accessible. It is literally just down East Lancaster Road. It is located in the shopping center area, right next to the Financial Center.

I am afraid I do not currently have any pictures of my meal but once I get the pictures I will post them for your enjoyment. I highly recommend this restaurant for anyone who loves Asain cuisine you will not be disappointed.