Rokuan

Seared Albacore

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Salmon Roll

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Rainbow Roll

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Maguro Nigiri

Alright, another sushi post coming so close on the heels of our singing the praises of Ryoko's may seem excessive, but Rokuan specializes in excess. Purists may argue that the thick slices of raw fish they heap upon each serving of maki or nigiri violate standards of elegance and proportion. But when the fish is as creamy and deliquescent as Rokuan's, more can only be better. Rosie and Victoria were roommates throughout all four years of college, which means they had plenty of time to enable each other's poor eating habits. Burrito at 2 A.M.? Why not? Third slice of corn and key lime pizza at Cheeseboard? But of course! When Rosie visited Victoria's hometown of Diamond Bar for three days, they were able to continue this tradition in full and then some, kicking off with this fantastic array. Rosie was amazed, and then intimidated as the rolls emerged with mammoth hunks of fish layered one over another and protruding well abreast of their nori and rice wrappings. The nigiri was even more wonderfully ridiculous, with the mounds of rice completely obscured by a generous blanket of the freshest tuna. Everything was so good that Rosie even liked the onions, her most detested food, in the albacore dish. Towards the end, as a kind server offered us another generous portion of salmon on the house, our eyes widened in horror as the plate neared our table. Victoria managed to exclaim, "No, we really can't! I'm about to throw up," and then commented that she probably should have mentioned that it was from overenthusiastic eating, not inferior food. It was perhaps the only time we've turned down complimentary food, much less complimentary sashimi. Rosie's only disappointment was that they were completely out of uni that day, and judging by the quality and quantity of their other offerings, (along with the awe and saliva- inspiring photos on Yelp), she missed out indeed.