Sushi Ganzo in Encino (new place just opened in the Plaza de Oro shopping center)
Sushi Ganzo in Encino
Sushi2U closed and Sushi Ganzo opened in the same space without changing very much.
Sushi Ganzo in Encino
They changed the name and the signage. They took out some of the televisions. And they changed the menu too.
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The MENU:
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On The Menu: albacore sashimi, baked scallop California roll, spicy tuna cut roll, California roll, Rainbow roll, nigiri omakase platter, fried chicken appetizer and a Dr Pepper
Fried Chicken Appetizer
The fried chicken appetizer was battered and deep fried to a hard shell and there was very little chicken to be found.
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- Albacore Sashimi
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- Omakase Nigiri Platter
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- California & Rainbow Roll
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- Baked Scallop California Roll
The sushi and rolls were good, they use real crab in the California rolls, but there was concern over the Omakase Nigiri platter (the chef’s choice of fish for the price ~$24) and about the freshness of some of the fish served.
The service was TERRIBLE. Our waiter was slammed and not properly trained for table service. We ended up asking the bus person and another waiter for everything we asked our waiter for twice… drinks, ginger & wasabi, a spoon, etc. Complete unsatisfactory! Nothing will kill a restaurant faster than bad food except for bad service!
As reported in the previous Blog about Sushi2U, there are too many sushi restaurants on Ventura, so you better bring it if you want to stay in business! The rent isn’t cheap and their large extensive menu means that they have to turn over the food inventory quickly to keep it fresh.
Sushi2U was good the first time we ate there, but on our second visit it was not. They didn’t stay in business a year! Sushi Ganzo better fix their problems or they’ll be gone too.
UPDATED February 21, 2017 – Sushi Ganzo is Sushi Gone.
Closed, out of business, no more, now in it’s place is Cravin’s: a combo Thai food/Poke bowl/Ice Cream concept that has been open almost 2 weeks as of this update.
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There’s a Menchie’s Yogurt next door to the restaurant and a Yogurtland across the street, and now there’s a new gelato place that just opened across the street, also in the Encino Town Center, and we decided to try Donutella for dessert.
Gelato at Donutella in Encino
They have pastries, donuts, coffee, smoothies and boba drinks in addition to a nice selection of gelato flavors. The space is weird, because they have such large display cases there’s not much aisle space between the cases and the tables for guest seating inside. And since they don’t have outside seating in front it’s awkward and uncomfortable if you want sit down and eat on premises. We really don’t want to have people bumping us and having their butts in our faces while sitting down. We chose Salted Caramel and Hazelnut gelato and both were tasty flavors with good mouth feel. So, we enjoyed their product but the seating situation was a problem.
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Gelato at Donutella in Encino
2 scoops of gelato for ~$5
Salted Caramel and Hazelnut Gelato at Donutella in Encino
Sushi Ganzo – Plaza de Oro shopping center 17157-17253 Ventura Blvd in Encino
Donutella – Encino Town Center shopping center 17200 Ventura Blvd in Encino
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