Sluggo the Flusher > wrote in message >...
> ChefMatisse.com wrote:
>
> > Even if a sushi bar does not list Chirashi on their menu, they should
> > make it for you, if you ask.
>
> By the same token, if I go to a new place and ask for a chirashi, my
> decision to return is highly influenced by the answer I get. If the
> waitstaff doesn't know what it is--often the case--I would expect them to
> ask behind the bar. When they do, most of the time the answer is "yes, they
> can make that."
>
> If they say right off the bat "No, we don't have that," I probably won't
> return--there's a good chance that another waitperson might be more
> knowledgable than the first, but it takes another visit to find out, unless
> you press the issue...
>
> If they ask behind the bar and return with "No, we don't have that," I sure
> as hell won't return!
>
> And yes, I've gotten both answers.
>
>
> *slug*




Same here - and generally that's all I ever order - chirashi.


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