Every once in awhile we do the segment called Out ‘n About with The Manly Housewife. It’s a fun way to go eat and experience some different restaurants and cuisines. Last night, with some urging from my wife, we went to a great sushi place called MK’s Sushi. What a great atmosphere and superb food! It was like dining in a nice martini lounge, without the scantily clad cocktails waitresses walking around. Forgive the quality of the pictures with this blog; they were all taken on my Blackberry.

Our meal started off with a nice bowl of miso soup. Miso soup is a traditional Japanese soup consisting of a stock called “dashi,” which is mixed with a softened miso paste. It was light and tasty, seasoned with scallions and full of texture from the tofu pieces, a perfect starter. From there we moved on to the Ahi Tower. The Ahi Tower comes out in a fun, round tower shape and is then mixed together to become what my wife and I decided would be best described as a dip. I am sure that’s not the impression they’re going for, but we could have both gone with a bowl chips to eat this with.

Ahi Tower

Crab, Cucumber, Avocado, Topped with Spicy Caviar, Tuna & Sauce (I forgot to take a picture)

For dinner we enjoyed a couple of different sushi rolls. My wife and I have progressed  toward different palates when it comes to sushi. When we first started to eat sushi together, we would share rolls and make our own a la carte-style dinner. Now we seem to almost run screaming in different directions. I tend to go for the meatier, hefty-style rolls; while she aims for the very delicate, lighter-fare rolls. We still sample each others’ rolls but are developing our own unique styles. She really enjoyed the Beach roll with the mango dipping sauce; while I had the Yummi Yummi roll (how can you not like that name?).

Beach Roll

Crab, Avocado, Cucumber, Mango, & Shrimp wrapped in Rice Paper

Yummi Yummi Roll

Deep Fried Shrimp, Avocado & Rice topped with Fried Shrimp

Our drinks where as fun as our dinner. I went with my traditional “Hot Sake,” which is an alcoholic drink made from rice. I learned to love sake during my service in the Marine Corps. My wife enjoyed a “Femme Fatale” martini.  It was light and  fruity (and I got to eat the cherry when she finished, so it was all good by me).

Femme Fatale

Soju,

Pomegranate Liquor

Champagne

Sweet & Sour

Shaken and poured into a chilled martini glass and garnished with a cherry.

We really enjoyed the food and the atmosphere at MK’s Sushi and highly recommend  this place. I couldn’t find a Facebook page for them, but here is the address:

Mk’s Sushi

2901 Fair Drive, Fort Worth, Texas76131 (817) 306-0003 ()