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July 26th, 2010

Saketumi, Rehoboth Beach, Sushi Bar, Lounge, Modern Asian Cuisine, Restaurant, Review, Delaware Beaches

 

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I have mentioned before that I practically go to the grocery store every day.  Regarding dinner, I never know what will strike my mood as that favorite time of the day approaches.

Some times I like to cook but in order to write a post to the blog I need to go out and have someone else cook for me.

Such was the case last night.  My mood?  Sashimi.  That’s what I eat when I go to a Sushi restaurant.  You know, sashimi is usually the first course in a formal Japanese meal.  The reason is that it is considered the finest dish; it should be eaten before other strong flavors affect the palate.

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I went last night to Saketumi.  It is my favorite at the beach for sushi or sashimi.  It is located at 18814 Highway One, (Rt1 or Ocean Highway), Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.  Tel. 302-645-2818.  Website www.saketumirestaurant.com.  

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Saketumi is a modern restaurant specializing in Asian cuisine.  They have take out, catering, Japanese, Thai, and Chinese.  They serve lunch, dinner and brunch on Sundays.

Saketumi has plenty of parking available.  And, if you are visiting or are a resident you know how important that is at this time of the year.

I like to sit at the Sushi Bar.  I get to see what is going on and interact with the Sous Chef.  At Saketumi, this would be Tanaka San.  He is an artist when it comes to presenting the food.  Just gorgeous.  You hate to disturb the plate.

Tanaka  has always presented me with an appetizer.  I have asked him so many times what it is that I am eating,  but to tell you the truth I cannot understand what he says to me, so, I just eat and enjoy it.  The fish is in a vinegar sauce with a little bit of onion and I love it; I really do not know what it is, though.

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I could not help but take pictures of some of the dishes being prepared.

The tuna sashimi looked delicate.

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The Tuna Tuna Surprise or TTS was so colorful.  It had inside-blackened tuna, asparagus, sweet goma sauce and wasabi aioli.  Outside-akami tuna, tobiko, chive.

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The Dynamite was also beautiful.  It was a baked California roll, with spicy mayo, scallop, fresh crabmeat and masago on top.

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A version of the Dynamite was ordered.  To make it gluten free no masago was put on top.  Extra tobiko on top.  Tobiko is flying fish roe.  Very good.

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My dish was called Pine Sashimi.  Strictly Sashimi for me.  It had tuna, yellowtail, salmon, sawara, albacore, kampachi, madai, izumidai, hirame and botan ebi.  Got it?  It was to die for.  The presentation?  A work of art.

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The albacore (tuna) was white.  I had never had it.  It was meatier, soft and buttery; melting in your mouth.

What else can I say?  I have gone so many times to Saketumi and I can honestly tell you that my service at the sushi bar and the food have been excellent.

 

Talk to you later….you know I will….

November 16th, 2009

Slowing Down a Bit at the Delaware Beaches, and Ocean City, Maryland…Not a Chance…Upcoming Events…and Activities…

 

If I say that my beach towns are slowing down some this week, it is because we have been going from one festival to another, one race to another and one fundraising event to another, and in between, we even managed to include a Nor’ Easter.  So we are catching our breaths in order to get ready for the holidays.  Yes, they are around the corner.

 

Lewes

The town of Lewes is a little quiet this week but some of the events that I am looking forward to are:

Thursday, December 3rd – Celebration of Lights at Beebe Medical Center at 5 p.m.

Thursday, December 3rd – First Thursdays – Celebrate Lewes Life – Local merchants host evening shopping with live streetfest, restaurant entertainment, kids story time, demonstrations, and extended store hours. 6 – 8 p.m.  For more info., please call the Lewes Chamber of Commerce toll free 877-465-3937 or 302-645-8073.

Friday until Sunday, December 4th – 6th – is the Children’s Beach House Benefit Art Exhibit and Sale.  For details visit: www.cbhinc.org.

Saturday, December 5th – Is the 3rd Annual Christmas Boutique from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., sponsored by Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park, Seaside Nature Center.

Saturday, December 5th – Lewes Historical Society’s House Tour from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.  There will be 8 homes on the tour, plus the Historical Society’s buildings.  One of the houses, part of which dates to before the Revolution will be included.  Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 on the day of the tour.  For info., please call 302-645-7670 or visit www.historiclewes.org.

Saturday, December 5th – Lewes Christmas Parade at 5 p.m., followed by the tree lighting and caroling at the Zwaanendale Park and reception in the Fisher-Martin House.  For info., please call 302-645-8073 or visit www.leweschamber.com.

Tuesday, December 8th – Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild and Beseme Bistro on Market and 2nd Streets present Duets from 7 – 8:30 p.m.  It will be a night of beautiful music, incredible food and interesting stories.  For reservations, please call 302-645-8108.

 

Near Lewes, closer to Milton, Delaware

Saturday, December 12th – Concert by the Southern Delaware Choral Society.  This season they will be singing a portion of J.S. Bach’s Magnificat, Mendelssohn’s Magnificat, written as a prodigy at age 12 and selected choruses from Handel’s Messiah, including the famous Hallelujah Chorus.  Location:  Eagles Nest at 7 p.m.

If you cannot see this amazing performance on Saturday, then on Sunday, the 13th at 3 p.m. at Woodbridge High School in Bridgeville, you will be able to get that chance.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $8 for children and students. They can be purchased at the following locations:

Puzzles in Lewes, Browseabout Books in downtown Rehoboth Beach, from the website www.southerndelawaresociety.org (click on tickets), or from any member of the Southern Delaware Choral Society.

 

Near all the Delaware Beaches, in Georgetown

Saturday, December 12th at 7:00 p.m. – The Nutcracker at Delaware Tech on Rt. 18 in Georgetown.  $20 for adults and $15 for students and Delaware Tech staff.   For info. call 302-858-5475.

 

Rehoboth Beach

There are plenty of restaurants in the area offering Thanksgiving Day lunch and dinner but I have gotten information on the following 2 restaurants, so if you are in the area and not cooking then take a look:

Saketumi, located on 18814 Ocean Highway or Rt. 1 has “East meets West” – It is an all you can eat dining experience from 12 until 8 p.m.  Some of the items available will be: soups, sushi and raw bar, meats like prime rib, whole roasted pig, fresh roasted turkey.  Spring rolls, spaghetti and meatballs and burger sliders and chicken fingers for the young ones.  Desserts like fondue, cheesecake and pastries.  $2.00 Mimosas and Bloody Marys.  It is $28.95 for adults and under 12 the charge will be $10.95.  Call 302-645-2818 for reservations.

Cafe Sole, located on 44 Baltimore Ave., tel 302-227-7107 is inviting you to their Thanksgiving that will start at 12:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.  $28.00 and will include 4 courses, 4 entree selections.  Please make your reservations since this is a popular restaurant in Rehoboth Beach.

Besides their Thanksgiving dinner, they also offer on Wednesdays a half price dinner entree and special dessert pricing, served from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m.

Sunday Brunch is from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 21st – Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon and 1/2 Marathon.  Start time is 7 a.m. at Rehoboth Ave., and the Boardwalk.  Website is www.rbmarathon.com.  Registration and timing-please visit www.lin-mark.us.  Pick up your packet on Friday, Nov. 20th between 2-8 p.m. at Rehoboth Beach Running Co. on 251 Rehoboth Ave.  Beneficiaries are the Make-A-Wish-Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. and the Rehoboth Beach Fire Dept.

Friday, November 27th – The Tree Lighting in downtown Rehoboth, at the Bandstand.  It is a hometown tradition with plenty of Holiday songs.  6-7 p.m. and you may also want to visit www.downtownrehoboth.com for more information:

Downtown Gift Certificates are accepted at over 200 shops, restaurants, and businesses.  They help our independent Mom & Pop businesses and locally owned franchises.  You can purchase gift certificates by calling the Main Street office at 302-227-2772 or at the Thunderbird Gallery on the corner of Rehoboth Ave. and Second Street or in person at the Main Street office at the Convention Center Parking Lot on 229 Rehoboth Ave.  It is the little cottage with blue shutters.  Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. or online at the above website.  In the website you will be able to see the participating merchants and also you can check the hours for Santa’s House, which were just posted online, or call 302-227-2233.

 

Look out for the following events in Rehoboth:

12/6  Community Unity Spaghetti Dinner – Citizen of the Year Award will be announced.

12/7  Christmas Parade – You don’t want to miss that one.  I hope it is not too cold.

12/13  Rehoboth Beach Farmers’ Market Holiday Market

 

In Bethany Beach, Ocean View, Frankford, and Dagsboro (all towns easy to get to)

Friday, November 27th and Saturday, November 28th – It is the 15th Annual Southeastern Delaware Artist Studio Tour.  This event is one of my favorites.  Our local artists open their studios to the public.  You will be able to talk to them and see what they are all about.  It is a free tour but you can purchase tickets as a donation for $10 each or 3 for $25 for their Art in the Hat Raffle.  Tickets must be purchased by 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 28th.  Each artist has donated a work of art and you might be the lucky winner of a piece of their work.  Please go to www.artstudiotour.com or call Justin Cavagnaro at 302-732-0161 or Damon Pla at 302-537-6945.  Please note that this free tour is provided by the artists.  A portion of their fees, along with all proceeds raised from the Art in the Hat Raffle will be used to further arts education in the community.

Some of the artists will even be open on Sunday, November 29th from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m.  Please visit the above mentioned website for info. or call the telephone numbers, also stated above.

 

Near Bethany Beach, in Ocean View

Saturday, December 5th at 7:30 p.m. – The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra will present Holiday Joy.  A musical celebration of seasonal favorites, with Julien Benichou as the Music Director.  Guest artists are Amy Lynn Call, Soprano and Brian Mig Chu, Baritone.  Location is Mariner’s Bethel Church on Rt. 26th and Central Ave.  For more info. and tickets, please call 888-846-8600.  Adults $35 and students $10.

 

Ocean City, Maryland

Wednesday, November 19th until January 2nd, 2010 is the now famous and not to be missed Winterfest of Lights at Townwide, Inlet and Northside Park 127th St.  Please call 800-Ococean or visit www.ococean.com. Sundays to Thursdays 5:30 p.m until 9:30 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays 5:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.

Friday, November 21st is the Turkey Trot at Eagle’s Landing Golf Course.  Please call 410-213-7277 or visit www.eagleslandinggolf.com for more info.

Friday, November 27th and Saturday, November 28th – is the Annual Black Friday 550 Rockfish Tournament.   Ocean City Fishing Center and please call Jessica Pollimeier at 800-322-3065 or visit www.ocfishing.com for more information.

Friday, November 27th – Sunday, November 29th – Holiday Shopper’s Fair at the Convention Center located at 40th St. & Bay.  10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.  Visit www.ococean.com for further information.

 

Well, maybe we won’t be resting for too long.  I will remind you about these events as the dates get near.

People still do ask me: What is there to do at the beaches after the summer?  Hmmm….I might have to go to the city to relax…

Talk to you later…

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September 28th, 2009

Wait Until You See All The Coming Events…At the Delaware Beaches…In The Towns of Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach and Ocean City, Maryland

 

If you are coming to the Delmarva Peninsula this coming week, you will not be bored.  So many things to do.

 

Lewes, Delaware

Thursday, October 1st. – At the Seaside Nature Center located inside the Cape Henlopen State Park – Lunch and Learn.  Noon to 1 p.m. – Wildlife Photography with Gary Cooke.  He will give a lesson on capturing wildlife through the lens.  His work is featured in Outdoor Delaware and in local art galleries.  Bring your lunch to this presentation and they will provide coffee and dessert.  The cost is $3.00 but you will need to pre-register, so please call 302-645-6852.  Remember that there is still a Park entrance fee until November 30th.

Friday – Sunday – October 2, 3 and 4th – Lewes Merchants Fall Sidewalk Sale will start at 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.  For more info. call 302-645-8073 or visit www.leweschamber.com.

Friday, October 2nd. – Dolphin Dash 5K Run – This race will be at Shields Elementary School in Lewes, starting at 5:30 p.m. to benefit the school’s parent-teacher organization.  For info. call 302-644-8952 or visit the website www.seashorestriders.com.

Saturday, October 3rd. – Volunteer Trail Day – 9 a.m. until noon.  Join the Friends of Cape Henlopen to give them a hand on the maintenance of the Park’s trails or other light work.  Please call 302-644-5005.  Meet at the Seaside Nature Center.

Saturday, October 3rd. – Driving on the Beach by Surf-Fisherman Joe DiBattista.  9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  The cost is $5.00 and pre-registration is a must.  Please call 302-645-6852. Meet at the Seaside Nature Center, inside the Cape Henlopen State Park.  Tips on how to drive your surf-fishing vehicle safely on the beach, rules and regulations, how to avoid getting stuck, and how to get out if you do get stuck, will be topics of this presentation.  Please note that Park’s fees are still in effect until November 30th.

Saturday, October 3rd. – Snakes and Turtles – 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. at the Seaside Nature Center located at the Cape Henlopen State park.  $3.00 per person and pre-registration is required.  See Delaware’s native reptiles and find out what they are doing during the fall to get ready for the winter.  Please call 302-645-6852.  Park’s fees are in effect.

Saturday, October 3rd. – Hayrides throughout the Park at 6 and 7 p.m.  Tickets are on sale at the Seaside Nature Center on Saturday morning on a first come, first served basis.  Children must be accompanied by a paying adult.  Maximum of 6 tickets per person.  Limited to 18.  $4/person.  Entrance fee to the Park is in effect until 11/30.

Saturday, October 3rd. – Lewes Historical Society Craft Fair – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.  Location:  Lewes Historic Complex, 110 Shipcarpenter St., Lewes.  Rain Date will be Sunday, Oct. 4th.  Admission $3.00.  Children under 12, free.  A very festive fair with live music.  For more info. call 302-645-7670 or visit www.historiclewes.org.

Saturday, October 3rd. is the 14th Annual Boast the Coast Maritime Festival.  There will be activities throughout the day and into the night.  The Boast the Coast events in 1812 Park and the City Dock will begin at 11 a.m.  The Lighted Boat Parade will be at dusk on the Canal.  Boat entries will leave Roosevelt Inlet at 6:30 p.m. and arrive at the City Dock/Fisherman’s Wharf at around 7 p.m.  Entries to the boat parade are free.  They can be picked up at the Lewes Chamber of Commerce center in the Fisher-Martin House, next to the Zwaanandale Museum or call 302-645-8023 to have one mailed.  Free boat tours at the City Dock will begin at 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.  There will be also a seafood tasting at 1812 Park.  The Family Fun Tent will feature music and a magic show.  The Lewes Maritime History Museum located at Cannonball House will be open from 11 until 4 for free tours.

Sunday, October 4th – Coast Day – The University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, Lewes.  Lectures on on-going research and so much more.  The theme is “Climate Change and Our Coast”.  11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.  Free.  For more infom please call 302-832-8083 or 302-645-4346, or visit the website www.decoastday.org.

 

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Friday – Sunday, October 2nd – October 4th. – Is the 33rd Annual Fall Sidewalk Sale in the Rehoboth/Dewey Beach area.  Shops in downtown Rehoboth and on Rt. 1 will have an abundance of merchandise at clearance prices.  If you want more info., please go to www.beach-fun.com.

Friday – Sunday, October 2nd – October 4th. – Downtown Rehoboth Oktoberfest 2009 – The restaurants that are participating will have special menus and much more.  More info? Visit www.downtownrehoboth.com or call 302-227-2772.  It will be a great party atmosphere!!

Friday, October 2nd – Tom Jones – Cinema Cabaret and the Rehoboth Film Society, Rehoboth Theater of the Arts and Ovations Restaurant and Lounge are the co-sponsors. You need to be seated by 6:30 p.m.  While watching this film you will be able to enjoy a 3 course meal, prepared by Ovations.  Admission is $30, which will include meal, coffee or soda and film.  Alcohol and gratuity are not included.  For reservations please call the Rehoboth Film Society at 302-645-9095, Ext. 1 or Ovations at 302-227-9310.  If you need further info., visit www.rehobothfilm.com.

Sunday, October 4th will be the 2009 Aids Walk in Rehoboth Beach.  The registration will start at around Noon at Grove Park.  Walkers will take off at 2:00 p.m. and proceed down Rehoboth Ave. to Scarborough Ave., down Lake Street to Queen Street, and walk the length of the Boardwalk before heading back to Grove Park via Henlopen Ave.  For info. call 302-652-6776 or e-mail jklein@aidsdelaware.org.

Monday, October 5th – At the Cultured Pearl, Monday Sushi Night is Back starting at 4:30 p.m.  Reservations? Call 302-227-8493.  For only $10 you get Miso Soup + Edamame + Green Tea + Pick 3 of a choice of 16 rolls.  This year you can stubstitute their most popular roll, the Firecracker, for $5.00 more and/or substitute a roll for an order of shrimp or salmon sushi.  Those will be the only substitutions available.  Last year it was great!!

 

Dewey Beach

Thursday through Saturday, October 1st – October 3rd. will be the Dewey Beach Music Conference at the Rusty Rudder.  Trade show, lectures and seminars, featuring speakers, exhibitors, musicians and professionals from every aspect of the music industry.  There will be 150 bands at different Dewey Beach venues.  Some admission fees.  Free evening performances.  For more info. call 302-703-2929 or visit www.deweybeachfest.com.

Sunday, October 4th. – The Six Annual Celebrity Chefs’ Beach Brunch to benefit the Meals On Wheels Delaware.  Tickets are $95/ person and you can purchase tickets on line at www.mealsonwheelsde.org. If you buy 6 tickets, the price per ticket will be $75. Time:  11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.  Location:  BayFun Center at Ruddertowne.  There will be cuisine of top area chefs, beer, wine and spirits, unique silent auction among other things.  One of the chefs that caught my attention is Brian Sikora, who is a nationally known chef and the owner of one of the most exclusive restaurants in the U.S., Talula’s Table in Kennett Square, PA.  This restaurant limits the size of its restaurant to only one table, for a party of 8 to 12 and reservations are normally made a year in advance.

 

Ocean City, Maryland

Friday, October 2nd – Family Campfire on the Beach at 130th Street – 6 p.m. Bring your family for an old-fashioned campfire.  For more info. visit www.ococean.com.

Friday, October 2nd and Saturday, October 3rd. – Winefest On the Beach at the Inlet Parking Lot – Experience Wineries from across the Mid-Atlantic region, arts, crafts, food and live entertainment.  11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.  Please visit www.winefest.com.

Saturday, October 3rd and Sunday, October 4th. – Ocean City Coin and Currency Show at the Ocean City Convention Ceenter, 40th St. on the Bay.  1:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.  Website is www.coinbrowser.com.

 

As I mentioned before, the beaches are not sleeping in this Second Season.  If anything, they are as busy as ever.  Hope you are here to enjoy some of the events.   So, until next time.  Have a good week.

September 12th, 2009

The Cultured Pearl….in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware….A great name for a Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar….

 

This Asian inspired restaurant is on its way to becoming a legend in all my beach towns; from Lewes, to Ocean City, Maryland.  I find someone I know almost everytime I visit the Cultured Pearl from these beach towns.

Rob and Susan are the owners of the Cultured Pearl.  Susan started the restaurant in 1993 and its original location was on Wilmington Ave., in Rehoboth Beach.  I really enjoyed going there and it was very cozy.  So, at first, I was not sure how I was going to react to being in a new location.  They have been there now for a couple of years, and I have been there for dinner many times. 

This new location was not only going to be the home for the Cultured Pearl, but the whole building was envisioned as a “mall” with the restaurant on the top.

The address is 301 Rehoboth Ave. in downtown Rehoboth Beach.  Tel. is 302-227-8493 and the website is www.culturedpearl.us.

Yes, these are “the shops at the Pearl”.  I will be reviewing them at some point, but my interest at this time is the restaurant.  Years ago this was the location of Quillen’s Hardware Store, whose business serviced the town of Rehoboth Beach for many years.

In trying to keep true to the traditions of Japanese architecture, they have incorporated in the decoration, bamboo, flowing water, koi and live birds.

As you walk into the “mall” you will see stores on either side.  The reception desk for the restaurant is on the first floor.  John is usually there to greet you.  You will give your name and then you will be escorted upstairs or if you need an elevator, that is available as well.  If you are going just to the bar for a drink or to wait for someone, you may just go up the stairs where you will be passing some really pretty cockatiels.

The Cultured Pearl has a great atmosphere and it is very cozy, whether you are sitting at the bar or the sushi bar or the main dining area.  If you happen to be there on good weather and are lucky to be seated outside, you are in for a treat.  The rooftop area, as it is called, has a “lake” effect with koi below you and gazebos on top.  Rehoboth Beach looks so pretty at night and you definitely will have an advantage point from the rooftop.

The restaurant can accommodate private parties.  Is your company trying to host a presentation?  Then, their special room is equiped with panels and monitors and separate music system for that sole purpose.  Menus can be arranged to suit your needs, as well.

There is always something for everyone on the menu.  You don’t have to have sushi in order to really enjoy it.  During the year, they have specials and brunches.  And, a carryout menu is available.  That tel. is 302-227-4217.  The best way to find out all this information is to go on their website, which by the way, it is very informative.

As I mentioned before in other posts, when I go to a Sushi restaurant, I like to sit at the sushi bar.  On this night, the bar was crowded, even though it was a Sunday, and it was funny to hear all the questions asked to the chefs, like; do you cook sushi at home, what is your favorite roll, etc. etc.  It gets everyone talking and putting their two cents in.

My husband was with me and we started with the Edamame.  We like it warm and just with a little bit of salt.  I had the Miso soup and, let me tell you, theirs is the best.  Best taste and seasoned perfectly.  It is white miso, tofu, green onion and wakame seaweed.  Great combination.  For my entree, I wanted Sashimi Sara which was a chef selection of 15-18 pieces of sashimi (not cooked and no rice).  This particular dish included my miso soup.  My husband ordered the Japanese Bagel roll and for his sushi he ordered several pieces of eel.  Everything tasted so fresh.

This is one of those restaurants that have an awareness for people with gluten allergies.  They offer Teriyaki and Soy Sauce that is gluten free.

For my sweet ending, I had “mochi”, which is ice cream of different flavors surrounded by dough made of rice flour.  They are the size of a half dollar and the dessert was presented in a martini glass; so easy to share.  Just pop them in your mouth.

A few posts back, I mentioned that the perfect recipe for a good restaurant is quality of ingredients, culinary competence, service, ambiance and price.  This restaurant fits that bill perfectly.

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July 30th, 2009

Sushi Anyone?

Before I write my review on a fairly new Sushi restaurant in the Rehoboth Beach and Lewes area, let me tell you that even though yesterday was at the beginning of the day a good day for that grilled chicken with sweet corn salsa, well it poured rain in the early evening so that did not happen. It is a great recipe, though. And, Zumba class was great too.

Now, I want to review the following restaurant and remember this is my personal opnion.

Saketumi, 18814 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, and their tel. is 302-645-2818. They are actually located in the Midway area between Lewes and Rehoboth on highway 1, which is also Coastal Highway.

I remember that it was only a few years ago when a tiny little Sushi restaurant opened in Fenwick Island, Delaware.  All of us, local and native residents alike, fell in love with the food.  Great conversation food, by the way.  Now, it seems that we are getting more and more sushi restaurants with different Asian influences and even Latin influences too.  One of the new additions in the beach area is Saketumi.  You will not be able to miss the restaurant on Coastal Highway because it is a brand new building, very modern, and plenty of parking.  Parking is always worth mentioning because in the height of the summer season, which is now, it is very hard to find parking in the towns, not to say expensive.  Lewes is the only town, that I know, that after 6:00 p.m. the meters are not in effect.

I have been to Saketumi several times with my family. I prefer to sit at the Sushi bar in this type of restaurant because you seem to be more connected with the chefs and can ask all sorts of questions and peruse the trays going out.

I can tell you, that their presentation is bar none, the best in the area.  It is so beautiful that you just want to take a picture.  It appeals so much to your visual senses.  So colorful and artful.

Their menu is so extensive because not only do they have sushi and sashimi but they have tempuras, curries, noodles, rice and woks. So, you have plenty to choose from. I have tried their Panang Curry and it was so good. Perfect heat temperature.

Some of their starters are Crispy Crab Wontons, Satay Chicken, Coconut Shrimp and edamames.

I have also had their Hatate, which is sea scallops in sashimi and the Unagi, which is the fresh water eel, also in sashimi.  Never in a thousand years I would have thought I would be eating eel, but it is very good. I kid you not. Try it next time.

There were two interesting rolls, one being the Chunky Monkey Roll and it was a combination of fried banana, asparagus, and eel inside.  Topped with crunchy tempura flakes, eel sauce and masago. And, the other one was the Tropical Thunder which had a beautiful presentation and tasted fantastic. It had fresh mango, salmon, topped with lobster salad and tobiko (fish eggs).

Their Manager, Matthew, came over and was so nice and very happy to hear that we were enjoying ourselves.  I was writing all this information down and he was probably wondering what I was doing.

If you are vacationing in the Delaware beaches, and Ocean City, Maryland you should give it a try.  They are open for lunch and dinner and I believe they might even have music some days. Call for information regarding what kind of entertainment they might have.

Prices are very comparable to all the sushi restaurants around these beaches.  Hope you enjoy it.

Tip: If you are on a gluten free diet, please read the menu carefully and order accordingly. Also, take your own soy sauce because they do not have wheat free soy sauce as of yet.

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