Even for someone like me who doesn't eat salmon sashimi, I had a hard time deciding what to get at Salmon Samurai. There's a good variety of basic salmon bowls, both raw and cooked. You can also customize the base; with a choice of yuzu-ume brown rice, udon or mixed salad. Not in the mood for salmon bowls? There's the warrior maki. All priced at $9.90. I have to admit that the portion was a little small, but the pricing is affordable.

Eventually I couldn't resist the temptation of Mentaiko. Five freshly seared slices of salmon coated with spicy Mentaiko sauce, where the charred note in combination with the umami taste definitely left a tingling sensation on my tastebuds!