5/5 Glenn R. 8 months ago on Google
When
I
made
my
reseravation
for
an
overnight
stay
in
Grants
Pass
I
had
never
stayed
or
stopped
there.
The
room
was
a
room
like
any
other
and
looking
out
at
the
smoky
horizon
dashed
any
curiosity
I
might
have
had
about
exploring.
Pizza?
Mexican?
Burger?
It
had
been
way
way
too
long
between
sushi
and
a
Sopporo-
Matsukaze
was
one
of
the
options
the
internet
suggested,
and
google
maps
directed
me
easily.
Matsukaze
opens
at
5.
I
arrived
shortly
after
5
to
find
the
place
already
full
and
others
seated
waiting
for
a
table.
This
was
in
my
opinion
-
a
good
sign!
Peering
around
I
noticed
there
was
two
rooms
and
servers
busy
attending
both.
When
I
was
seated
I
glanced
through
the
menu
and
saw
Philadelphia
rolls;
Salmon,
Cucumber
and
of
course
cream
cheese.
Now,
I
happen
to
think
that
cream
cheese
in
a
roll
is
tantamount
to
a
misdemeanor,
at
least
a
tort!
So
I
asked
if
I
could
have
the
cream
cheese
replaced
with
avocado.
We
call
that
a
San
Francisco
roll
where
I'm
from.
"Sure"
was
the
reply
from
my
server.
I
sipped
my
beer
and
awaited
my
Grants
Pass,
Matsukaze
"San
Francisco"
rolls.
When
they
arrived
I
had
to
admit
they
were
quite
attractive;
colorful
and
exactly
as
I
request
(and
remembered).
I
ceremoniously
applied
my
wasabI
to
the
soy
and
fumbled
a
bit
with
the
"sticks"
and
dipped
my
first
roll
into
the
light
brown
sauce...
What
had
always
been
a
perfunctory
move
quickly
became
an
experience.
Now
I
have
never,
to
my
recollection,
ever
written
a
review
about
a
meal.
But
after
consuming
those
rolls
...
well,
I
felt
like
should
have
had
a
cigarette
(old
joke)
NEVER
have
I
had
anything
close
to
the
wonderful
taste
of
those
rolls.
Ever.
They
were
an
event!
And
that
is
why
I
intentionally
took
so
many
words
to
get
here
on
the
page...
Look
at
it
like...
well,
culinary
foreplay!
The
locals
already
know...You
can
see
it
in
their
faces,
and
nods.
Bravo,
Matsukaze!
I
will
make
it
a
point,
should
I
be
anywhere
near
Grants
Pass
in
the
future,
to
visit
you
again!
Thank
you!
glenn
raggio