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Came here on Valentine's day for dinner, Apparently you can't order their normal omakase on the menu on Valentine's day, either you order the Valentine's day omakase or a la carte. My boyfriend and I went for the a la carte choice.
Aburi Flight ($36)
Aburi Sushi, aka hand torched nigiri. The set comes with Saba, Beef, botan Ebi, Salmon, and Hamachi, 2 pieces of each fish. This place is supposed to be well known for their aburi set (torched sushi), but i found this slightly disappointing, Usually sushi places marinate their fish slightly when it comes to aburi, but here there wasn't any additional flavor other than the raw fish being torched. The fish was fresh, but i suppose I was expecting a bit more flavor.
Tried 2 of their daily special menu items:
Black cod - this was really good. This was grilled nicely, loved the skin. The meat was so soft and tender, it almost melts in your mouth.
Braised pork - I thought this would be served like pork short ribs, but instead it was a giant piece of pork belly. Lots of fat along with the meat, not too much of my liking.
Ordered a la carte sushi:
Toro sushi, my favorite (market price)
Unagi sushi ($6 for 2 pieces)
Hamachi, yellow tail ($8 for 2 pieces)
Tai, sea bream ($7 for 2 pieces)
All the fish was really fresh - definitely enjoyed the nigri sushi.
They said they ran out of Ameabi (sweet shrimp), so instead they offered us to try the fresh live scallop sashimi. This was nice - you can taste the freshness. It came plated with the shell as well so the presentation was nice.
Unashiso Maki (8 pieces for $15)
This was a disappointment. Prior to coming I was hesitant about this place considering it is located in the Distillery District, I had a feeling the restaurant might not be as authentic. I thought otherwise while trying everything else until came this roll. I suppose the other explanation could be they don't specialize in rolls? The roll just had a lot of rice, with a small piece of unagi (bbq eel), and for $15 I would expect a better presentation on the roll itself.
Overall the food was great. Don't think I would come back as there are other better sushi options at this price.
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