Sunday, February 21, 2010

Tonight's Adventure

We decided we wanted sushi for dinner tonight, and since it's the weekend and we had a little more time, we'd walk a few blocks up to a real sushi place instead of just buying it at Whole Foods. We've been liking Shinju recently, but each time we tried to get take out, they would be packed and we'd have to wait 40 minutes outside for our food. So this time we were smart and decided to call our order in. We had neither their phone number nor their menu, but that's what the internet is for. So we quickly found them on MenuPages, menu and all! However, the page noted in all caps that Shinju is CLOSED. We checked their hours and they were supposed to still be open, so we called. Got a busy signal twice and I was starting to wonder if the line was disconnected when someone finally picked up. It was super noisy in the background and I couldn't hear what the girl said so I was still a little nervous that maybe this was no longer Shinju's number, so I hesitantly asked for my sushi order. No problem, rainbow roll with brown rice, definitely! Sushi success! 30 minute wait, just like I expected, so we hung out and then headed over.

It's a short walk straight up 9th st, and it wasn't too cold out. There were salt trucks out prepping the roads for the light rain we're supposed to get tomorrow -- excellent use of resources. We turn the corner onto Locust, walk the half block... and find a dark, boarded up Shinju. The interwebs were right, Shinju is CLOSED. Yet, hadn't I just called their number and ordered sushi from them? Maybe their had been a terrible tragedy, and now ghost of the former sushi chef was taking phantom orders when there is a half moon in the night sky. Or WORSE, maybe they had moved across town and our sushi order was waiting for us in Rittenhouse, farther than our cold hungry legs could take us.

::And now for the exciting conclusion to tonight's adventure!!!::

So after laughing for ourselves for a minute, I called back the number I had used to place the order and nonchalantly asked for their address. I held my breath... three blocks away! Score! Our night was saved.

In case you're curious, Shinju moved to a trendier location at 719 Walnut AND changed their named to Fat Salmon. Still good though, and we got twice the sashimi pieces we ordered for no extra charge! Worth the confusion.

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