We recently checked out this new Japanese spot located across the street from Burlington's waterfront park at 112 Lake Street. We were across the street waiting for the band Viperhouse to go on stage when we were evacuated for a lightning scare in the tent. We decided to wait it out at San Sai and grab some food. I'm not going to lie, we had quite a jag on. We'd been drinking in the Long Trail VIP tent for a quite a long time before eating. Given my memory is so strong, I'm pretty sure that it's safe to say that this was a good meal. The restaurant occupies the location formerly known as Taste. As far as the decor goes, it still looks pretty much like taste. From what we noticed, they are focusing on the food and that is a good thing. They were quite busy when we arrived but they were fairly prompt in keeping us happy and fed. We're easy guests though, so if you're a pain in the ass, things might be different. Patience is a virtue. Anyway, drinks came in a timely manner and the server made sure our glass was never empty. There's nothing worse than ruining the momentum of someone's buzz. Luckily she kept us right on track. We weren't super hungry, so we just ordered a few rolls and an appetizer. It was some of the best sushi we've ever had in the Burlington area. We've had much better, but for Burlington, this might be the best. It tasted very fresh and wasn't dressed up with lots of sauces and other things. It was all about the fish. Prices were very reasonable, service was great and the sushi kicked ass. We'll definitely go back. Now that I think of it, we actually went back there again a few nights later when we were once again evacuated from the jazz fest tent. We just had some drinks, but the service was still great. They had $3 PBR tall boys...what else do I have to say.
I hope this one lasts. The location could be better. Taste definitely suffered being so far off Church street. It's worth the extra few blocks of a drive.
-H.S. Chompers
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