Friday, February 17, 2012
Dining Koi Sushi & Thai: This Week's Dining Review
Posted by Dana Kopp Franklin on Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:20 PM
- Photo: Eric England
- The Cherry Blossom Roll at Koi on Franklin Road.
An interesting aspect of Koi is that the restaurant has three specialties: sushi, Thai curries and Vietnamese pho, "a point that will make the eatery a convenient middle ground for dining groups with varying levels of seafood-friendliness and raw-readiness," Carrington says. Reminds me of Bites' earlier discussion of finding a convenient restaurant to suit all the co-workers at lunch.
Carrington also praises the vast, colorful array of sushi rolls depicted in photographs on the menu:
Rather than agonize over the options, you might as well close your eyes and point to a page, because without exception all our selections were beautifully constructed and arranged, with noticeably fresh ingredients in thoughtful balance of warm and cool, creamy and crisp, savory and sweet.
Wow, the close-your-eyes-and-point method is intriguing. Bites Nation, do you have any tricks for picking out the best stuff on a menu?
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Just a couple of comments about Ms Fox review of Koi Restaurant.
First the restaurant is not located "down the block from the Melrose Pub" as she suggested.
It's actually located---using NYC speak---2 doors "uptown" meaning north from the Melrose Pub.They share the same building and parking whether you drive up the ramp or seek covered shelter just "downtown" or south of the Melrose Pub are one in the same.
I drove around the block twice before I figured this out.
As per my norm when I checking a new Thai restaurant out---I always go to the Padthai.
If they can't get this right then IMO---nothing will be right.
Koi's Padthai was tasty---good value for the cash---but boring.There are no condiments on the table to ratchet up the heat if desired.One diner asked for some hot sauce and received the usual bottle of hot sauce with the rooster on the label that we see everywhere.
IMO--this restaurant will cater to Americans with delicate palates (not a bad thing,perhaps) but in the future I will continue to do my Thai dining in an Antioch restaurant that starts with a K and sorta rhymes with "sting". LOL.Bama.
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Well if we're going to be pedantic, then why would NYC speak apply here when Melrose is south of downtown while in NYC only water is south of downtown, or Lower Manhattan? It's down the block because it's closer to downtown Nashville. And NYC if you must.
Instead of asking for hot sauce in a Thai restaurant, ask for the spice tray.
@AM the fact that you called Sriracha "the usual bottle of hot sauce with the rooster on the label that we see everywhere" nullifies any opinions you have on food.
does the idea of brie or honey mustard with sushi make anyone elses stomachs turn?
Sadly, they do not offer a spice tray. I loved the sushi; and found the Thai offerings to be very dull...
