Restaurant Review: Mumon

Over the weekend my husband and I went out for sushi to Mumon in Garden City, New York. It was the first time we've done that since I was pregnant with our son (he was born in February).  I usually have a hard time going out to Japanese restaurants because I feel so limited in that almost EVERYTHING has soy sauce in it.  When I try to explain why I can't have soy sauce it never seems to work because it always ends up on my plate. The safe choices are limited and not so exciting. I can only eat so many spicy tuna and avocado rolls!

We were pleasantly surprised at our experience at Mumon. When my husband suggested we order the "Love Boat" I was dreading having to explain to our server to hold most of the sauces and "crunchies" that came on the Love Boat. The Love Boat consists of 10 different sushi rolls that you pick out.

As it turns out our server, Emiko, was incredibly helpful. I literally asked 10 questions about the menu before we even got to the Love Boat order (another 10 questions). She went to the kitchen 3 times to check with the chef to make sure my choices were safe to eat. Emiko even offered gluten free tamari for me. My husband and I were so impressed! It was so refreshing to not feel limited at all in what I could order.

When our Love Boat was brought out to our table the couple sitting next to us offered to take a picture because it was such a masterpiece (see below)!

The Love Boat!

We ate most of the Love Boat and it was so delicious. Some of the sauces were mango based and really complimented spicy rolls we had ordered. We had salmon, tuna, lobster and crab that were super fresh.

I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who enjoys Japanese cuisine. The quality of the food fantastic and the wait staff is knowledgeable and kind.

Check out the menu here: http://www.mumonrestaurant.com/index.htm

Enjoy!!

xo, Devon