"O" yeah!

On Friday I had my mind on only one thing.  Class, after class I couldn’t focus.  Professors were asking me questions directly and I was so lost in my own thoughts that I never had the correct answer.  I was like a dazed little schoolgirl in love.  I kept staring out the window as my heart ached for none other than………… the “Screaming O” roll from Mura.

A few years ago one of my best friends from high school and I went to Mura and ate over $80.00 worth of sushi (mostly in Screaming O).  We just kept shoving it down our throats like a couple of wild hyenas around a dead wildebeest.  We couldn’t stop no matter how full we got… no matter how hard we tried.  Of course, we didn’t pay for all of the rolls.  She was totally dating one of the current managers there (who I am sad to say no longer works there, or I’d go there more often).  I hadn’t been there in years seeing as the last time I had gone, the wait staff looked at us like a pair of starving barbarians.

Anyway… I figured I had waited long enough and my craving was just too strong.  I called Taylor Shaw and we met up at North Hills… despite the fact that I hate that mall because the girl whose father owns it once had a 9^th grade slumber party (for the ENTIRE 9^th grade class at Saint Mary’s School) and didn’t invite me.  Yes.  I was one of 2 loser girls who weren’t invited.  There were 105 girls in the class.  I admit it.  I sell my soul to the devil every single time I go there.  And it is absolutely, 105% worth it.

The delicious 8-piece roll is beautifully displayed on some kind of fancy leaf, a lemon slice on the side and a heaping mound of pickled ginger (MY FAVORITE!) and a flower on top.  On the inside is spicy tuna, crispy shrimp tempura (breaded, then fried shrimp), seared tuna on top and drizzled with creamy “O” and eel sauce.  The shrimp tempura is a fantastic crunchy contrast to the sticky rice and chewy seaweed.  The spicy tuna isn’t spicy at all but just adds a little bit of a kick.

Oh my god.  I just realized that the “Screaming O” has spicy tuna. I didn’t even read the menu because I never even remembered what was in the roll; I just know I liked it.  How long is it going to take for this salmonella poisoning to kick in?  Maybe I can skip my finals.

I digress.  Salmonella or not, it’s good as hell.  The secret “Screaming O” sauce, which I’m sure is nothing but mayonnaise (disgusting. BUT I DON’T CARE) spiced with some kind of seasonings adds a creamy, tangy, taste with just a liiiiiiiiittle bit of spice to it.  The eel sauce puts a good sweet and sour taste to it, too.

Mura always gives you a ton of ginger… possibly to settle your stomach for the oncoming salmonella poisoning.  My mom and I both love ginger and always fight over the last piece… they give you enough to go around the table TWO TIMES!

Taylor and I ordered martinis too because she had such a terrible day.  I must say, they couldn’t be any stingier on the alcohol.  I guess ya can’t have it all though.  The buzz that we got off the sushi alone was enough to keep us sitting at the table a little longer before driving.  Anyway, Taylor ordered a Lemon Twist, which consisted of a mixture of Absolut Citron, Limón cello (gross), lemon juice, simple syrup, and a sugared lemon wedge.  I ordered a Spiced Mango because it sounded interesting.  It was a blend of Cruzan Mango rum, muddled basil and jalapenos, simple syrup and a splash of sour and Sierra Mist.  I thought that the jalapenos and basil mixed in to the sweet sounding drink would add a kick of interesting flavor or a little bit of heat, but the whole thing tasted like kool aide only more a little more gross.  I don’t recommend it.

Other than that, I love Mura and if you like sushi you should definitely try it out… even if I wasn’t invited to that slumber party when I was 14.  It’s a little on the pricey side.  I go once in a blue moon.  The “Screaming O” is $14.00, however they have many other interesting rolls for as low as $8.00.  That’s almost as cheap as it gets at the grocery store but I say that the “Screaming O” is worth every penny.

Taylor Shaw said “After we went to Mura the other day and ate the ‘Screaming O,’ I have had such a bad craving for sushi so I went and got some more.”  Even she agrees.