As you can see from the last couple of reviews, our experience at AKIRA BACK, (a restaurant you’ll find at the street level of The Ray Hotel, 233 NE 2nd Avenue, in Delray Beach, Fl.), wasn’t going well at all. Even though the first two rolls were problematic, we decided to try a third. This last one was called, “Protein — Tuna, Salmon, Yellowtail, Crab, Shiso, Asparagus, Soy Paper” ($25 pre-tax/tip).▫️
Whenever we see “crab” on a menu, we always have our doubts because imitation crab meat, or “kanikama,” is typically served at many sushi restaurants these days. And, just for the record, it’s a horrid food item, made by grinding fish — commonly pollock (but you may also find cod, mackerel and barracuda in the mix) — into a paste, with starch, artificial flavors, and food coloring added to help make the end-result look and taste like the real thing; which, of course, it doesn’t.
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Even though it’s cheaper to produce, this goo is much less nutrient-dense, has harmful food additives, is high in carbs, and has been known to cause deviations in human blood-sugar levels. And while our server assured us this roll was made with the “real thing,” we weren’t sure whether she meant “crab,” or “krab,” because this looked and tasted like a reconstituted mess.
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Normally, tuna, salmon, yellowtail, and crab, stand up quite well on their own. But we thought combining them into the mishmash you see here was patently criminal, and thus had little choice but to sentence this pricey dish (some $30 post-tax/tip) to an “F.”
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Yes, my friends, this dastardly done dish deserves durable detention … some hard time.
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