I love XS. The space is gorgeous, the menu is delicious and full of variety, and the price is great. I usually stick to sushi or other Asian choices when I'm there, and they're always good (never had any of the sandwiches, etc.), and I also enjoy getting the muffins for breakfast on the weekends. However, I'm pretty sure I've never had a good cup of coffee there. Other than the disappointing coffee, it's always a top choice.

I was heading out for a night with a friend and our first stop was to have dinner. Driving up Charles St. we decided to stop at XS Baltimore for dinner. I loved the atmosphere as soon as we walked in.

Have you even seen breakfast, sushi, cocktails and dessert all on one menu? Well here you will! The menu adds to the eclectic atmosphere.

The atmosphere adds to the originality of menu- exposed brick, steel and modern lighting with eccentric glass. The feel was very modern and hip. There are four possible floors for dining: 1- coffee bar/outdoor dining/sushi bar, 2- Mezzanine Dining, 3- Main Restaurant Dining Area with bar and DJ, and 4- Loft Dining Area. We ate on the 2nd floor which offered a great view of the main floor below.

My friend and I decide we would share some sushi and each order a salad. I started with the Cran-Apple Salad ($6.95)-mixed greens, sliced apples, dried cranberries, walnuts, and maple vinaigrette. The salad was crisp and refreshing except they did over do the dressing a bit. Since it was a vinaigrette is did flow to the bottom of the salad and was not drowning in it. My friend ordered the Mixed Berries Salad ($6.50)- a mixtures of blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and strawberries. The berries were fresh.

One of the sushi rolls we split was the Crazy Salmon Roll ($11.95)-8 piece Spicy salmon and tempura flakes inside, outside torched salmon and masago with eel sauce and sweet and spicy sauce. Beware this one is SPICY and it sticks with you- trust me it lingers! The second roll was Crunchie Fire ($11.50)- 8 piece Shrimp tempura and avocado inside; spicy tuna, tempura flake, and spicy sauce outside. This one had a kick to it but in no way lingered like the Crazy Salmon Roll. Both rolls were fresh and flavorful. Besides the heat (I would still order it again) we enjoyed both rolls extremely.

I have been to XS in every possible scenario. Stopping in for coffee and a muffin in the morning, a full sit down breakfast, quick lunch, casual dinner with friends, fancy dinner with a date, drinks and partying into the wee hours of the morning.....

XS is a staple of my day to day life.

I strongly recommend their coffee, it's magnitudes better than Starbucks less than half a block away, and is also considerably less expensive. For dinner you owe it to yourself to check out the soft shell crab appetizer.

Middling. Gorgeous space; pity the well-exercised staff, who are game, if more than a little overwhelmed. Sushi is passable. Brunch was flavorless. Concept tries to do too many things at once, and it shows.

Awesome Sushi! The volcano roll is delicious!
Always good service!