While in San Jose, I had a great craving for sushi. Famous Japantown would have been a good place to seek out this type of cuisine, but I did not want to drive far from my hotel. I found Momoyama right on Saratoga, not far from the freeway entrance.
I was welcomed when I walked through the door by a smiling Japanese hostess in a blue kimono. Two chefs in paper hats were working away behind the large sushi bar. I found the rich red motif of the restaurant’s interior to be warm and inviting. Icicle lights twinkled from where they hung from the tops of the windows. The atmosphere was an interesting blend of Japanese and American.
The service I received was very quick and friendly, and I was given a bowl of soup to eat with my edamame while I waited for the rest of my meal. My unagi rolls were ready in no time, and the eel was fresh and good. There were not a ton of selections listed for different types of sushi, but I got the feeling that the sushi chef would try to be accomodating.
As any lover of this type of food knows, sushi is almost always expensive, and the prices at Momoyama proved typical.
But I greatly enjoyed my meal.