Sushi In Joy has a selection of ice creams, but we'd just decided to skip dessert when our server brought a small plate containing two little frozen bonbons of strawberry and green tea ice cream coated with sweetened rice flour, each sliced in half and arranged around a tiny pool of chocolate syrup.

It was a sweet way to end the meal — nearly as sweet as our server asking our names and promising to remember us next time, or as the restaurant's owner coming out to say thanks and send us off with a "Happy Mother's Day."

Appetizers $3-$8; salads $3-$5; lunch specials $7-$17 (including sushi); dinners $10-$19.50 (including sushi); specialty rolls $5-$16; nigiri $3.50-$6; sashimi combinations (five to 24 pieces) $11-$35; traditional rolls $5-$7; hand rolls $4.50-$5.50; dessert $1.50-$5.50.

Sushi In Joy

Rating: ★★★

Where: 856 Fort Union Blvd.

Hours: Lunch: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon-3 p.m.

Dinner: Monday-Thursday, 5-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 5-10 p.m.

Payment: Major credit cards accepted

Phone: 801-563-3337

Wheelchair access: Easy

Also: Lunch and daily specials available

Stacey Kratz is a freelance writer who reviews restaurants for the Deseret News.

e-mail: skratz@desnews.com