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From: ignatz@aicchi.UUCP (Ihnat)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: sushi
Message-ID: <378@aicchi.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 21-Feb-85 17:24:50 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 21 17:24:50 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 24-Feb-85 02:27:17 EST
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Reply-To: ignatz@aicchi.UUCP (Ihnat)
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Organization: Analysts International Corp; Chicago Branch
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Keywords: sushi fugu
Summary: 

I, too, had heard that fugu was illegal in America.  However,
one evening, while talking to a waiter at a local sushi restaurant
who has become more than a passing acquaintance, I asked about it.

It seems that he claims that it can be sold here, and in fact *is*
sold at another one of their locations.  He said that the chef does
have to be specially licensed here in the U.S., and that's why only
one of their two (now three) locations serves this.  (He ALSO commented
that it was *very* expensive; this, to two people who'd just dropped
about $80 on sushi, less drinks.  I'm not sure I want to know how
much it might cost...)

Now, for specifics:  The restaurant in question is "Happy Sushi", on
north Clark St. in Chicago.  They now have two suburban locations--
one on Vail St. in Arlington Heights, and a new one that I've not been
to yet, so I haven't memorized the nameless suburb they picked.  The
Arlington Heights location, in general, has higher prices but a better
selection, and (it seems to me) fresher sushi (Sorry, Kiyoshi!);
and this is the one that is supposed to serve fugu.

AGAIN:  I haven't asked for it there yet, since I've not been back to
the suburban location yet; I fully intend to.  I'll let you all know
once I either get served, or turned down.  (If I die, it may take a while
to get a newsfeed, so be patient.)

Incidentally, the fish *is* supposed to be quite tasty, and you're also
supposed to get a tingling feeling in your fingers, toes, tongue, etc.
Yes, I can imagine why; no matter how good it is, only one serving,
thank you...

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	Dave Ihnat
	Analysts International Corporation
	(312) 882-4673
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