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Baba Sushi’s Tuna Tartaki

Tuna Tartaki from Baba Sushi on Park Avenue in Worcester, MA

Tuna Tartaki from Baba Sushi on Park Avenue in Worcester, MA

I have been to Baba Sushi several times and I have enjoyed the atmosphere but I love the new back room. The water feature, the cool walls, and the skylights transport you away from busy Park Ave. Instead of feeling like you’re at a restaurant, you feel like you are dining in someone’s beautifully manicured garden.

To start, I ordered the always-addicting edamame—served steamed and salted.
For my meal I selected the tuna tartaki, which is pan-seared tuna served rare over sliced avocado with a light wasabi sauce. I also ordered the yaki tori—chicken skewers with teriyaki sauce.

I thought the tuna could have had more wasabi sauce and seemed to be missing something—not sure what. The chicken had a delicious flavor but was a bit overcooked.

My cocktails were excellent. And, I hate to even say this but overall my food was just O.K. Looking at the sushi all around me, I had food envy. I should have opted for sushi instead.

Our server was fantastic. It is never an easy task to accommodate such a large group. He was friendly and attentive. I was happy to see the owner, Wilson, come out to say hello to us and send over complimentary sake shots to cap the evening. That was a nice touch!

If you have not been to Baba, I recommend it. The sushi looked amazing, the atmosphere is fantastic and the service is always excellent. I know I will be back. Next time, however, I will order some of the delicious sushi!

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Crown Roll from Baba Sushi

Crown Roll from Baba Sushi from Baba Sushi

Crown Roll from Baba Sushi from Baba Sushi

Baba Sushi offers a relaxed dining experience with a romantic atmosphere and dim mood lighting. It’s the perfect place to bring a date, your spouse, or some friends you want to impress.

The restaurant is small but the expansion on the large back patio, which is heated for wintertime, adds many tables. It even accommodated our party of 16 with plenty of space for more.

Hmmm, the food. I love many of the rolls and sashimi here but tonight I had the Crown Roll, which is lobster tail tempura, Alaskan king crab, avocado, and tobiko in a soy wrap.

Seriously, who doesn’t like lobster? I love it and need to have it all the time. What sets this roll apart is the soy wrapper—this is not your typical seaweed wrap. It balances the other bold flavors bursting in your mouth.

And I got the Crunchy Maki, which includes crabstick, tempura crumbs, scallion, tobiko, and special sauce. I love the Crunchy Maki! For some reason I haven’t found anything similar at other sushi places. Baba adds tempura crumbs to give the roll that “crunch” factor. It’s one of my absolute favorites. I order it every time I go.

Brad was our handsome, young server. I say handsome because all the ladies at our table mentioned it. Quite a bit actually. Go Brad! Anywho he was also very nice and friendly. He helped answer any questions we had and was quick to offer suggestions. He was attentive to our needs and always had our glasses filled with water.

My overall review is that this is hands down in my top five restaurants in Worcester. I’d go all the time if I could. The owner, Wilson, and his crew have won Worcester’s Best Chef five times—and they deserve it! Having known them from the beginning, it’s great to see locals succeed. I’m happy to play my part by eating all the yummy food!