South Reno Sushi

Vicki and I love sushi, so when a flyer for a new Reno sushi joint came with our revered Reno Gazette- Journal, we decided to give it a try. Sushi Moto is located in a newer strip mall in fast-growing south Reno near the Washoe Medical Center. We were greeted by a bevy of young Asian ladies and we were quickly shown to our seats at the crowded bar. We admired the décor of dark brown walls and a large black and chrome sushi bar. The room itself is large and contains tables where a full menu of Japanese cuisine can be ordered.

The menu is filled with more than thirty-six maki cute and hip named sushi rolls along with nigiri sushi and four hand rolls. Everything we received was well presented, and though our server was a little slow, we managed to go through five maki rolls, three hand rolls and ten pieces of nigiri. Sounds like we really liked it? Well, not exactly. Despite the variety of descriptions, all of the rolls lacked flavor and everything seemed to taste the same. I found myself dipping everything im my bowl of soy sauce and wasabi just to perk it up a bit. Vicki likes hand rolls and said the scallop hand roll she started with was not nearly as good as the scallop-based Jason she always has at Sushi Boat. The nigiri was good, but nothing special. We kept waiting for something to come that would knock our socks off, but it was not to be. As we left, Vicki said, “please don’t bring me back here again.”

The crowd at Sushi Moto was mix of young and hip, with a sprinkling of older folks and some kids. I think they’ll do well because of the atmosphere and the fact that there aren’t many sushi bars in south Reno. All-you-can-eat sushi is $14.95 for lunch and $21.95 for dinner. Our bill with drinks was around $41.00.

To satisfy our sushi cravings we’ll stick to our favorites, Sushi Boat (great prices) and the Atlantis.