Midtown Lunch

Kidari Sushi Yatai is one of those harmless neighborhood sushi places that you remember to check out when your Groupon for dinner there is expiring. Not that I haven’t had a decent sushi meal there, but you know what I mean. So, when I walked by and saw new lunch specials including one that incorporates bacon and kimchee, I was excited.

The new item, kimchee fried rice balls, come as 4 panko crusted balls for $7. In a brilliant, possibly Italian inspired, American- Japanese-Korean fusion, the crispy balls of fried rice and kimchee are stuffed with bacon bits and the outside is drizzled in spicy mayo. Its a pretty lovely snack, though maybe not the most balanced of meals. The bits of lettuce underneath don’t quite count.

Kidari Sushi Yatai, 1824 South St,267  273-0426