Moki's mediocre sushi doesn't live up to the hype. Decent quality, kinda fresh, but nothing extroardinary to justify the long wait. Their fusion-y rolls fell victim to excess: a roll w/ unagi, cream cheese, and mango had so much cream cheese it overpowered the other flavors. Likewise, a roll with crab, mint, and papaya was completely overpowered by the mint. I'd suggest a lighter touch with these non-trad ingredients. The spider roll was vile; the tempura crab was very greasy, overly fried, and *not* fresh, which isn't how real tempura is prepared! The riptide, with shrimp wrapped in unagi, was good, but the unagi's large burn-marks from over-grilling tells of sushi chefs not taking their art seriously. Nigiri was decent but cut/prepared hastily, not w/ the meticulous precision of better quality sushi places. With superior Bay Area sushi joints like Nagano and Koryo, don't waste your time with Moki's.
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