Sushi pop-up’s lovely appetizer a good choice for connoisseurs and novices
Beautifully prepared sushi, including the elegant, yet-approachable, hamachi sunomono, is what you’ll find at Mujo, a pop-up housed within Cooks & Soldiers.
Sliced hamachi, also known as Japanese yellowtail or amberjack, is served on a simple salad, with a soy dressing. The salad, or sunomono, is made mostly with shredded cabbage, but gets a pop of texture and flavor from crispy-fried granules of garlic. The savory dressing is balanced enough not to overwhelm the hamachi.
The fish, of course, is the star, and it gleams brightly atop the sunomono. Hamachi is wonderful raw, with a sturdy texture and clean flavor. The good stuff, which they certainly have at Mujo, tastes of healthy ocean, not muddy fishiness.
Served in beautiful takeaway packaging, Mujo’s simple, delicious appetizer is the type of dish both connoisseurs and sushi novices can enjoy.
Mujo. 691 14th St. NW, Atlanta. 404-996-2623, mujoatl.com.
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About the Author
Henri Hollis is a reporter and restaurant critic for the Food & Dining team. Formerly a freelance writer and photographer with a focus on food and restaurants, he joined the AJC full-time in January 2021, first covering breaking news. He is a lifelong Atlantan and a graduate of Georgia Tech.
