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| - I feel like I've never actually had sushi before. We had the mid-priced omakase with a group of four, and...wow. What an experience.
Everything tasted like the platonic form of the dish, and I felt myself wishing for just one more bite of every single bite. Things l've had before and felt "meh" towards, like Ikura and Uni, I feel like I "got" what made them special after trying Kabuto's preparation. The uni they served made me finally understand what everyone loves about urchin. It was so intense and flavorful and silky, and just floated over my whole palette. Ikura is usually so salty the only taste I get is the salt and the texture. This Ikura was different; I could taste so many flavors beyond salt.
One dish was two bites of kobe beef rolled around some tiny herbs and onions and...wow. I'm drooling just imagining it, and trying to come up with a good reason why I shouldn't try to go to Kabuto right. now.
Every bite was flawless, and a perfect balance. I've never done omakase, because I usually don't particularly enjoy some textures, like squid and uni, and nori can be a really overwhelming taste for me, so I live in terror of hand rolls.
Yeah I don't know what I was worried about. Kabuto served all of those things, and I felt silly for having any doubts. I even tried, and loved, milt, though I had to google what part of the fish that was afterwards.
It's just so good. Go. Do it for a surprise special occasion for someone you love a lot. It's a special occasion place, but one you can afford to visit fairly frequently for all that.
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