Naan - Korean & Sushi

Naan Sushi
7161 Bishop Road
Plano, TX 75024
(972) 943-9288
www.naansushi.com
Price: $$

April is a month full of birthdays (including my own! :) Went to a birthday dinner at Naan, a contemporary Korean/sushi restaurant in the Shops at Legacy. This was the 2nd time I’d been to Naan. The first time was when it first opened and I wasn’t impressed…it was just overpriced Korean food...that was meh. I can go down to Royal Lane or H-Mart area and get much better and cheaper stuff.

This time around I was pleasantly surprised. It was still pricey for Korean food, don’t get me wrong, but it was definitely tastier than I remembered. The first time I didn’t get to try the sushi. I got to try a couple different kinds this time.

The birthday girl ordered a large platter of sushi. Octopus, squid, yellowtail, salmon and eel sushi…Spider Roll (deep fried soft shell crab, cucumber, avocado topped with eel sauce) and Unagi Mambo Jumbo (eel, cucumber, avocado wrapped in soy paper).
I was able to try the Unagi Mambo Jumbo. The sushi was pretty fresh and had good flavor and texture. The rice was the right texture…I hate it when the rice is too mushy.

We also got the Rocket Roll (jalapeno, avocado, cucumber, shrimp tempura, topped with spicy tuna and crab meat) and the Ahi Tuna Tower (tower with a base of rice, with layers of avocado paste, crab, spicy tuna, Japanese mayo, sriracha and wasabi). The Rocket Roll was good. The spicy tuna and jalapeno definitely added a nice kick. The Ahi Tuna Tower was pretty cool. Once served, the waiter takes two spoons, destroys the tower and mixes all the components together. After it's mixed...it doesn’t look that appetizing…haha…but don’t let that stop you. It was super tasty! Nice heat from the spicy tuna and sriracha with the creaminess of the avocado…YUMM!!

In addition to the sushi, we also ordered some Korean dishes. I got the Dol Sot Bi Bim Bap (ribeye steak bi bim bap cooked and served in a hot stone pot).

This is one of my favorite Korean dishes. You mix all the components in the bowl together along with a red spicy sauce. The stone bowl makes the bottom of the rice nice and crispy. The flavor was nice and it was full of ingredients. I would definitely recommend everyone to try this dish…at any Korean place. The one at Naan was good, but still overpriced.

We also ordered the Barbeque Pork (Jai Yook Gui) – pork marinated in a spicy red pepper sauce. Like a lot of places that try to cater to more Americans, the pork was a little sweeter than it should’ve been. But it was full of flavor and cooked nicely. It was also a nice size portion, good for sharing. Most Korean dishes are meant to be eaten family style.

Lastly, we have the Spicy Pork with Kimchi and Tofu. Some thought the dish was too sour, some thought it was too sweet. I actually liked it. I love kimchi and really enjoyed the sweet and sour pairing. The tofu was really good. It was very light so it complemented the bold flavors of the dish very well.

Overall, I was pretty happy with the food. Naan definitely redeemed itself in my book. The food is good, but I still think it’s overpriced. I still probably wouldn’t go there if I wanted some Korean food. Although, if you wanted a nicer/classier setting for Korean and sushi, you might want to give this place a try.

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