 Sono
Sushi seems to be a popular style of restaurant to open
these days in Raleigh. One of the latest to open in downtown
Raleigh is Sono. This restaurant opened a little over a
month ago in the Hudson building beside the WTVD 11 studios.
Sono has a small bar in the front of the restaurant, a sushi
bar in the back and a dining room that will seat approximately
80 people. Sono is decorated completely in black and red
with a giant oriental girl painted on one of the walls.
It has a modern, trendy feeling to the decor. One thing
that is a little tricky to find in Sono are the restrooms.
In case you visit they are located directly behind the bar
to the right.
I originally thought that Sono was going to be a strictly
sushi only restaurant, however their menu had a decent selection
of steaks, chicken, and seafood dishes. So, if you're scared
of sushi but your friend/spouse/significant other wants
to eat sushi, this might be a pretty good option for you.
My favorite thing about sushi is that it comes out cut into
individual pieces that are easy to share. I always am able
to try a variety of rolls, because I end up eating a piece
of sushi from everyone at the table. The evening that I
visited Sono, they had several of large birthday parties
in the restaurant. Typically, that means disaster for the
kitchen, but the food actually came out in a reasonable
amount of time. I ordered two rolls for my dinner, the Maryland
and the Dancing Eel roll. The Maryland consists of crab
meat, avocado, cucumber and masago. The Dancing Eel roll
consisted of a California Roll wrapped in eel and avocado,
topped with eel sauce. I also sampled the salmon and the
Hard Rock Roll. Overall, I must say that the sushi is quite
good at Sono and the wait staff is attentive. I believe
that Sono has made a good start at setting themselves up
to be one of the better sushi restaurants in Raleigh.
Summing it all up....
Rating? RRR 1/2
Cost? Tier 3
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Location and Contact Info:
319
Fayetteville St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919.521.5328
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