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| - Let me break down the five stars. Service was excellent. Incredibly attentive without being in the way. They seemed genuinely interested and excited to give recommendations and menu ideas.
The food -
part one - sushi and traditional rolls. We ordered several types of sushi (mostly standards plus the chef gave us blue fin tuna). All were fresh, well presented, large portions. The excellent quality of the fish was confirmed as we ate our way through the platter. If I had to nitpick, the rice could have been more firmly packed under the fish, but that really is splitting hairs.
I also ordered (a few) salmon skin rolls. I try to order this particular dish whenever I go to a new sushi house. I think it's a very difficult item to make well. In short, they did just that. The salmon skin was perfectly crisped, the roll was compact and filled with fresh garnish, including avocado and a light sauce that, though I can't put my finger on the exact flavor, moved the roll from good to fantastic.
Part two - The specialty rolls. We ordered several specialty rolls. One, the twin dragon was as delicious as it was big. It was the last thing we ate and capped the meal with a perfect sweetness. We also ordered the crispy rice spicy tuna roll. In truth, that was the only downer of the meal. The spicy tuna topping was perfectly blended and flavorful, but the rice was severely overcooked.
That, however, was the sole flaw in our dinner.
When we received the bill, we were more than pleasantly surprised that our sushi extravaganza had cost about 40% of what we'd typically spend at sushi Roku and a quarter of nobu.
Whether our meal was as good as at either Roku or nobu is debatable, it probably wasn't. However, the meal was excellent, the sushi was fresh and well presented, and the staff were wonderful. Given that, it will be hard to justify going to either of the aforementioned restaurants instead of soho. The price for marginally better food simply does not seem worth it.
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