Kampai Sushi Bar- July 28, 2014

July 28, 2014

Kampai Sushi Bar—CWE location

 4949 West Pine Bld

St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 367-2020

We visited the Kampai Sushi Bar on West Pine Boulevard, just a block from Kingshighway.  While there was outdoor seating, we chose to eat inside, which was very pleasant.  The service was both friendly and prompt

We started with green tea, which was good, with a smoky flavor.  We then ordered the following items:

-  Miso soup

-  Edamame

-  Joy Roll – A California Roll topped with torched salmon, sweet potato chips and eel sauce.

-  Spider Roll – Soft shell crab roll

-  Sunset Roll – Tuna and white tuna on a California Rollm with honey wasabi sauce.

-  Ice Cream tempura (for dessert) – vanilla ice cream previously fried in tempura batter, served cold.

 

The miso soup had bits of mushroom, scallions and tofu.  It had a good broth, and upon receiving our check, learned that it was free with all orders over $15.  Very nice!!!

The edamame came out piping hot but quickly cooled, and was perfectly cooked, though there was too much salt on it.

Overall, the rolls were tasty, though the fish slices were on the thin side. The Joy Roll was a little warm and crunchy, and overall pleasant.  The Spider Roll was also warm, and was held together nicely with good, sticky rice.  The Sunset Roll had a nice sweetness but with a distinct onion flavor. 

We finished off our meal with vanilla ice cream tempura. We were expecting it to be freshly fried, and were a bit disappointed that it was not.  However, it was yummy.

On a scale of 1-10, we give Kampai an 8.  It had excellent service, great atmosphere, and served good, solid sushi rolls, though thicker fish slices-- along with a few other recommendations (as noted above)-- would result in a higher rating.