Unkai Japanese Cuisine has been around for a long time, but its only this year that they've decided to dive into the choppy waters of expanding their shores into serving fresh seafood.

At $15 for a half dozen, this plate of hotate tobiko yaki is acceptably affordable and the scallops ain't no slouch in the size department either even after being grilled to greatness.

However, it was shockingly salty, and I could feel my blood pressure going up by a few points. I couldn't quite tell how fresh it was due to the excessive amounts of salt in each mollusk drowning out everything else. The acidity of the lemon juice did cut through the saltiness a little, but it was akin to pissing in a wildfire. Well, at least the scallops were still marvelously meaty and cheerfully chewy, plus they're a bit of a mouthful.

Perhaps their fresh oysters would be a better choice.