Arnold Gold/Hearst Connecticut MediaĪt other sushi places, “They call it, like fusion sushi. Nowadays, with the modern one - a lot of the time, they put a lot of sauce on top.”Ī rainbow roll and tuna sushi made by Jerry San for a customer at the new location of his restaurant, Jerry-San's Sushi Bar, on Jefferson Road. “My sushi style,” he described, “is more traditional. What also makes his sushi stand out is “the freshness.” He added, “I've been doing this for almost 35 years, and some of the customers have had my sushi for 30 years.” For his sashimi, “I slice the fish chunky … like old-fashioned.” Colorful Japanese prints are displayed on the walls.Įven though there are a number of sushi bars on the shoreline, he said he is not worried. Other remodeling was straightforward, as the couple kept the flooring, tables and chairs, which they painted dark red. Most sushi establishments have a bar with nine to 10 seats - his bar in the West Haven place had 13 seats. “I have one of the largest sushi bars in Connecticut, I think,” with 15 seats, he boasted. “Most places have a drinking bar - I have a sushi bar,” he joked. He also installed its refrigerators below. “The main thing is I build the bar, the whole sushi bar,” he said, as well as the sushi case. A major part of the transformation was installing the massive sushi bar made of butcher block. Just good food.” Her favorite dish is the spicy mussels.įour months ago, he took over the former pizza parlor, Little Olivia Café, then started renovations. “They stand out because they don’t try to stand out. “What I love about Jerry’s is … you know when you’re going, you’re in for a good meal,” she said. “The food is worth the extra distance and time,” Christina Brunetti-Colon said in a text. One regular customer made the trip from Shelton and said while she misses the West Haven place, she didn’t mind the drive. “Jerry San Sushi bar don’t need to do advertising - word of mouth,” the chef said, laughing. Jerry San makes a spider roll with soft shelled crab for a customer at the new location of his restaurant, Jerry-San's Sushi Bar, on Jefferson Road in Branford. His wife, Jade, was on the go, greeting customers, taking orders and ringing up take-out. Wearing the traditional red sushi chef’s jacket and cap, he worked furiously behind the bar, rolling sushi and plating his creations. on a recent Tuesday, the parking lot was packed. In Branford, weeknight business is humming as well. The new owner has since torn down the building. “The buyer didn’t want us there,” Ting said. Last May, Daiko Japanese Restaurant & Jerry San’s Sushi Bar closed in West Haven after 23 years when the landlord, Vinod Shah of Westchester, N.Y, sold the property. “This past Saturday, I was so busy, some people wait for an hour,” Soo Keong Ting, also called “the sushi king,” said with a big smile.
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