Moshi Moshi

Moshi Moshi - a new sushi restaurant - opened in Ballard in February. I got wind of it via Daily Candy, and then discovered my friend worked there. Mike and I love sushi a whole lot, so we decided to check it out. Unfortunately, my friend was working the night we chose to go (so no deals), but it was still a really great experience. I had heard about the 50-foot LED cherry tree that the owners imported from Japan to put in the middle of the store. I had no idea how lovely it would make the place. It really sets the whole mood - twinkling lights from the tree are the centerpiece for every seat in the place. It has the best atmosphere of any restaurant in Seattle, hands down, in all the places we've been.

[my ballard]

The menu offered tons of options too - inexpensive, cheaper rolls and some really interesting rolls that were a little more expensive. Great for any budget. The thing I love the most about sushi is that you can keep your dinner bill down, and leave feeling full, but not overstuffed. We tried the Yasai roll for $6 - you get to pick two of the following: shiitake, spinach, sweet squash, carrot, or cucumber with shiso. We opted for sweet squash and shiitake, which was pretty simple, but tasty. The roll was a little on the sweeter side. The fancy roll we chose was the spicy crab - shrimp tempura, cucumber and avocado topped with seared spicy crab for $13.00. It was amazing. I love spicy sushi! Moshi Moshi uses a lot of pickled plum and shiso in their rolls, which the waitress was nice to explain to us is a Japanese herb since I'm a little green with some of the terms.

[seattle food geek]

We finished off our meal with their molten chocolate cake with green tea whip cream - DEvine!

Final Verdict: Probably go back. The prices, atomsphere, service and food were all spot on, but there are so many sushi restaurants to explore! If we do go back, it will most likely be for their Industry nights on Monday. (Discounted drinks and food).

Where: Moshi Moshi
5324 Ballard Ave
Seattle, WA 98107
(206) 971-7424
Web site
Category: Sushi
Neighborhood: Ballard
Atmosphere: Lovely date atmosphere, warm colors on the walls and simple wood tables.
Price range: $3.50 for simple rolls, up to $14 for fancier rolls.
Service: Great! We thought they made our roll wrong, so they sent over a fresh roll right away, even though we were mistaken.
Cool features: The 50-food LED cherry tree. I've never seen anything like it. It lights up the entire restaurant.