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I like to try out new sushi places. Yo sushi is a very well known outlet, although it was my first tie trying it out.  They have the conveyor belt sushi offers too, but we just opted for the regular dine-in.  We started with the smoked salmon and cream cheese roll. It had some cucumber in it too, and I liked the combination of salmon with the cream cheese. After this we had the dynamite roll. If you like a bit of spicy flavours then this one is great. It's got salmon, chill oil, and avocado that's rolled in crispy onion, and topped with sriracha and mayo. A burst of flavours there.  For a quick bite, we ordered the popcorn shrimp. This is tempura shrimp drizzled with sweet shiro miso and chilli sauce. I would have liked this to be a bit on the spicy side instead of sweet.  For the accompaniments, we called for a prawn Yakisoba. I was expecting an average sized portion of the noodles, but this was quite small. The taste was not bad. We thought ...

This place is located along the Marina walk. It's got inside as well as outside seating.  I must say, that this place has a lovely decor with a lot of arc-shaped designs, and a blue and brown theme.  To start with, we ordered a hummus beiruty just like most do at Arabic places. The hummus had a nice consistency to it, and the 'beiruty' gave it a hint of garlic and other spices. They serve fresh hot bread and this goes very well with that.  For drinks we ordered a pomegranate juice and a laban ayran . The juice was great and absolutely fresh. The laban though, was okay. It tasted a bit watery, and I was really hoping that it'd be thick. After that we ordered a falafel and a spicy potato .  The spicy potato looked really tempting and the taste lived up to it too. It was served really hot, spicy, and a tad bit on the oilier side. The falafel was okay, but it took a really long time to be served. For a well-known Arabic restaurant, the wait seemed l...