Edo II
On a recent visit upstate to my friend Julia's, we crossed over into Connecticut and went to the Danbury Mall. I thought all suburban malls were equally sprawling, but Danbury's was massive . Of course, walking through and shopping left us exhausted and starving, so we popped into nearby Korean/Japanese restaurant, Edo II. Julia and her mom had just been there a couple days prior, so the fact that she insisted we go back must have been a good sign. It was definitely a good sign. The restaurant is tiny - maybe 6 small tables - and is sort of like a hole-in-the-wall that you could completely miss if you didn't know about it. The whole place was very endearing since it seemed like a very family-oriented/family-run establishment with dad as the sushi chef, mom in the back kitchen, and son (young, handsome, and ever so gracious, mind you) serving. Julia had this beautiful Naruto roll: paper-thin cucumber wrapped around crabmeat, tobiko, and avocado, like...