I was lucky enough to receive a gift card for this restaurant for my birthday, and after a year later I finally got the time to find a babysitter so my partner and I could fully enjoy ourselves.
It's not secret that I love Japanese food, and my visit to Ja Bistro had literally been a year in the making.
I ordered a 3oz cold sake, that tasted like a sweet apple juice (I seriously doubt there was any alcohol in it, it went beautifully with the fish). My partner opted for a non-alcoholic ginger tea since he doesn't drink alcohol.
We started off with the $50 sashimi platter. Everything was presented and explained to us upon delivery. The only one I didn't care too much for was the shrimp. It had such a slimy texture that I had to immediately wash down with my sake. Otherwise, delicious fish, beautifully presented. We were fortunate enough to sit at the sushi bar where we watched the chefs create these works of art.
After the sashimi platter we wanted to try the nigiri and blowtorched platter ($27). I don't even remember what each piece was, but I never tasted anything like them. Each piece came dressed in its own sauce, so no need for dipping in soy sauce. So unbelievably creamy and velvety!
Would love to come back again, but would skip on the sashimi plate and just try their blowtorched nigiri.