Soan by Sasabune Express

Soan

by Sasabune Express Menu.

Menu.

Japanese chic.

Not the only person who photographs food.

Omurice was very home-style.

Chicken katsu was very good.

Omurice was very home-style.

Chicken katsu was very good.

Add in egg salad sando and bagels with lox.

Egg salad sando was good, but weird that the bread was slightly toasted.

Bagel sandwich was delicious, but also not an item I expected at a Japanese place.

Egg salad sandwich in its full glory.

Yuzu sorbet was excellent.

Outside is very unassuming.

It's a rare Chris sighting. Time to buy a lottery ticket.

Sasabune's new restaurant is a much more casual experience than their original sushi place; not sure where the name (Soan) comes from, but the menu is an interesting and mostly tasty blend of Japanese and American.

Omurice and chicken katsu are both very good, a bit more homestyle in execution vs. the trendier places. The egg salad sando aims to be more gourmet than its more famous convenience store counterparts in Japan, and unfortunately only partially succeeds. The egg white filling succeeds, but the milk bread, being lightly toasted (presumably for structural integrity) is a bit odd, and ultimately detracts from the experience.

The open-faced lox sandwich is decidedly not Japanese, the bagel is a bit over-toasted, but it is very pretty and quite tasty. Add in a solid matcha latte and an excellent yuzu sorbet, and the overall experience is pretty successful. They have sushi on the menu as well, maybe next time, although that will likely be sans Chris, since a Chris sighting is almost as rare as a unicorn sighting these days.