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| - I highly recommend Yasu if you are looking for really good sushi. You must get omakase for $80, but have the option to continue buying anything you liked after. We get 18 pieces + dessert (sesame ice cream) and I got 4 additional orders.
The restaurant is a very small (seats ~12) cozy place. The design is simple and the focus really becomes about the chefs and the food.
All pieces we got were consistently good. I think this was a good contrast from other omakase experiences I've had where many were good, some were great, and others we okay. I found I really liked everything, but wasn't particularly blown away by anything either. Overall, a very enjoyable meal with every item being a solid 9/10. What I find Yasu does better than most other places I've been to, is achieve really good balance. I found the pairings of garnishes (grated daikon, picked daikon, grated ginger and garlic, yuzu zest, etc.) with the neta really well thought out and did a great job complementing and balancing out the taste. Never was it over-powered or out of place.
Nothing is ever perfect and so my only real gripe with Yasu was that the service can be improved. Not that it is bad, I just find that other restaurants at this price has more on-point service. The servers are friendly and informative, but they are not really good at keeping customer's tea hot/full. I saw that everyone with tea had to request a refill in order to get one. Sake and beer are quickly dealt with at the initiative of the servers, but tea was not. Attention to detail would add a lot for the overall experience. Something like clearing out the paper that is used to hold together the chopsticks would be an improvement since the counter top has a simple but clean look, but then we have some random paper scraps laying around that detracts from it all.
These issues aren't really a big deal for me, and certainly not a deal breaker. It's just me trying to be picky. The experience really was wonderful and I am already eagerly planning my next meal here. I just wish it was easier to reserve on shorter notice since I'm sure there'll often be times when I'm craving Yasu, but would have to wait weeks :(
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