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| - Toro, Toro, Toro. Yes lovers of Fatty Tuna, I have found it here. And it was very delicious. Fresh and melt in your mouth delicious. Just went there first time last night to try their sushi and found a real winner. Started with two orders of Fatty Tuna Sashimi and went on to other, sushi and Makis from there. All were exceedingly fresh and delivered in beautiful preparations. The tastes were fabulous and compare well with some of the best Sushi I have had in all my travels across the US.
This review is really just for the Sushi at Yamato. This new restaurant is now in the former site of Buffalo Wild Wings in Penn Center East, between Churchill and Monroeville. This place has been beautifully designed and decorated. The lighting design in the bar area is awesome. There are really four components comprising the restaurants offerings and service. First they have a full service bar with bar stools, high tops and booths. Second, well obviously they have a Sushi menu with a Sushi counter. Third they have a regular 'kitchen' menu and seating. Fourthly they have Hibachi with eight tables I think and an interesting looking menu. I will be back to try the Hibachi and Kitchen someday.
Back to Sushi..... After the Toro, I tried the Spicy Tuna, very nice and spicy as I like it. Next had the Eel with avocado Maki. This was some of the best Eel I have had in Pittsburgh, or could be tied with Umi's unagi. I followed with Dynamite (a complex maki with spicy yellowtail, asparagus with salmon, avocado, masago, wasabi mayo and sriracha sauce - YUM), Dragon (crab, avocado, cucumber, with eel and eel sauce) , and Spider (soft shell crab, masago lettuce, cucumber with eel sauce) rolls. If you are wondering, Masago is Capelin or Flying Fish roe and Sriracha sauce is a type of hot sauce of a Thai nature. Somewhere in between the rolls I had the Salmon Roe (ikura) with its wonderful moist explosion of flavor in your mouth. Hard to beat if you love roe.
These were all of excellent quality and taste. Unfortunately I could not stuff anymore into my bod, or I would have kept working my way through the Sushi menu. So I am making a promise to myself to get back often. I now have favorites for repeats and many other options to try.
For Sushi lovers in Pittsburgh, I strongly suggest this is a must try for you. But save some for me.
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