Monday Munchies: Bentonville's Blu Fish House

The setup: The warehouse-looking eatery is tucked into the residential neighborhood near The Momentary in Bentonville, across the street from Brothers Meethouse.

• A fenced wall around the patio area, which is at the front of the building, makes Blu look uninviting.
• But if you push through a clear vinyl hanging gate, a laid-back, shabby chic cluster of tables and friendly staff appear.

I was glad to see sushi on the menu. For some reason, my mind had the place fixed as a cod, tilapia and shrimp site, but it's much more eclectic.

The food: Short on time, I asked the server for sushi menu recommendations.

• He pointed me to the "Spoke," a roll with tuna, salmon, yellowtail, snow crab or eel, avocado, crispy jalapeño and eel sauce ($20).
• I'm not over the moon about eel, but the other ingredients work great in this roll.
• The flavors all showed up for the party and the fish tasted fresh, at least to my Okie palate.

Check it out: Serving 11am-2pm and 5-8pm Tuesday-Thursday; 11am-2pm and 5-9pm on Friday and 11am-9pm on Saturday at 607 SE 5th Street, Bentonville.