O So Good Sushi! (O Laguna Beach)

Laguna Beach,
30872 South Coast Highway (google maps)

“O” Fine Japanese Cuisine is one of the more recent of restaurant pleasures to hit the southern Orange County coastal scene. The biggest surprise about this gem, perhaps a sapphire, is it's somewhat removed location in the Albertsons shopping center.

 

The forward-looking design is accented by dramatic blue lighting from large, round ceiling soffits that give a feeling of the sea waves. In addition to brick walls are black wood panels with white wavy accents.

 

Shelley Teng and her husband, Master Chef Richard, are originally from Taiwan and have had five restaurants in Irvine.  Their latest is this very eclectic Japanese restaurant. In addition to nigiri sushi, sashimi, maki (rolls) and special rolls, there are dinner entrees, salads, hot and cold soba and udon noodle dishes, and combination dinners including special rolls and hot udon noodle nabe.

 

The udon (thick wheat noodles) were wonderfully chewy — the characteristic you look for in this classic Japanese pasta. The soup was chock full of shiitake mushrooms, sea vegetable, green beans, kamaboko (a smooth, simulated crabmeat fishcake) and topped with an egg and one big tempura shrimp. In our opinion, although it may not be the traditional practice, pluck that shrimp right out of the broth first thing or you will have soggy tempura.

For an incredible experience of Asian cuisine head to the Albertsons shopping center in Laguna... O will you enjoy it!

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