sushi night

I believe it’s the little moments that make life worth living.
And that is why for today, I will share my fabulous little sushi date with my
best friend. It was rather spontaneous actually, a cute little chalk sign caught
our eye reading “sushi night” so of course we stopped in. The restaurant was
located in the heart of historic downtown, so of course it had an old brewery,
vintage feel to it. And what’s better than that is the place has huge windows
that the open so the entire bistro is airy and open. If you are ever in the
Cleveland area, I must recommend Ballantine Bistro. Great atmosphere, good food,
and nice prices.

The only major issue was of course, we got caught in a huge storm. It was a bummer that we had to close the airy windows, but what was even more of a bummer was the entire street lost power. It worked out for the better, though. The darkness inside the old brewery and the lack of street lamps and traffic lights really made you feel as if you were sitting in the restaurant at the time of the turn of the century, when the town was built.
The food was magnificent. I had my fiesta futomaki roll which is just an over sized sushi roll with ahi tuna, wakame weed, sesame seeds, tempura crab, and a spicy filling. And of course the roll was adorned with caviar. It's just because I'm fancy. It was also served with ginger, so I got crafty and crushed the ginger and added it to my water for an extra kick. It was excellent. On a scale of 1-10, I would rate my experience (not counting the power outage and storm) overall a 9.

If I would've known I was going out for sushi night, I would've worn something with more of an Asian flare, like a Japanese cherry blossom print, a chignon with chopsticks, or Asian inspired jewelry. Oh well. My outfit was simple: a black jumpsuit, to suck everything in, a tan boho crochet tunic over it, gladiator sandals, and a chunky necklace. I slicked my hair into a sleek pony so my dramatic hair would not take away from the outfit.

Jumpsuit: Express Top: Buckle Shoes: Aldo Necklace: Target

Thanks for viewing!
xoxo
-A