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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Although I'm mostly writing about my round-the-world trip (see <a href="http://yoavs.blogspot.com/search/label/rtw2012">#rtw2012 posts</a>) right now, I don't want to develop a big backlog of other activity-related items. Hence a couple of quick reviews.<br/>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salmon on fire at Oishii</td></tr>
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<a href="http://oishiiboston.com/">Oishii Boston</a> was the first sushi restaurant I went to once I landed back in the US. It was delicious and beautifully-presented, as always.<br/>
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The "salmon on fire" is worth getting, if only for the presentation. The maki were good, and I didn't go <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omakase">omakase</a> this time (since I was sharing the food with a friend who said she wasn't that hungry...).<br/>
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The sake selection has room for improvement, but overall, I really enjoyed this place. It comes the closest to Tokyo out of all the places in Boston, easily.<br/>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice desserts at Oishii.</td></tr>
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Earlier this week I went to <a href="http://stripts.com/">Strip T's</a>, a small restaurant in Watertown, out of the main culinary areas of Boston. The place had been getting much press and traction thanks to a new chef, who used to be a chef at one of my all-time favorite restaurants, <a href="http://yoavs.blogspot.com/2012/01/restaurant-review-momofuku-ko.html">Momofuku Ko</a> in New York City.<br/>
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I had been there before, but didn't review it apparently. I don't know why. I had the same appetizer as last time, the Japanese eggplant <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1nh_m%C3%AC">banh mi</a>, because it's so good.<br/>
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This time I also tried their buttermilk fried chicken, although I hardly ever order fried food, based upon a friend's a recommendation. It was good. My friend has the smoked rainbow trout entree, and I think that was better.<br/>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smoked rainbow trout -- delicious.</td></tr>
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The service was great, as before. They make you feel like family, in a good non-pushy way. The place is very very loud, which I don't mind, though some might.<br/>
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