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| - I ate there on Friday and I'm still smiling on this Tuesday evening. Why? Because it was the best and most enjoyable dining experience I've had in a long time. My boyfriend and I opted for an early Valentine's dinner and decided to go to Yasu since we had such a great time there back in November. We both are a bit adventurous, so we decided to skip sushi and head straight for the Japanese specialties. we started with a delicious plate of Kumamoto oysters. They were served raw, on the half shell with a nice, light ponzu-type sauce that complemented the sweet, ocean flavors of the oyster.
Other highlights were definitely the char-grilled whole black snapper as well as the aji, spanish mackerel. The black snapper came out first (food is served as it becomes ready). It was perfectly cooked and picked up wonderful flavors from the grill. The skin was crispy and added a nice layer to the seafood. I tapped into my inner Anthony Bourdain and sampled both the cheeks and eyes of the fish, which was served head-on. Cheeks were so good: very tender and sweet. I'll probably skip the eyes next time as they did nothing for me.
Next was the Aji, which was served sashimi style with the head, tail and spine on the place. The server instructed us, in very broken English, that when we were done with the meat, they would deep fry the rest (head, tail, bones) and we could eat that, too. I wasn't sure I heard her correctly, but low and behold, when we finished with the amazing sashimi, she collected the remains and about 5 minutes later, returned with a plate of fried fish carcass. Our eyes lit up and we dove in, pulling off pieces of fried bone, tail. And it was delicious. It tasted like fried chicken skins.
Yasu is a small, little Japanese restaurant, where you are often seated in close quarters, so it's nice when you have neighbors who share your spirit of adventure. Luckily we did. Our neighbors opted for fish cheeks and a different preparation of Aji. They said they were amazing.
As for the service. Last time we ate there it was very slow, but it was fun to sit there for a couple hours and really enjoy the food and ambiance. This visit, our server was new and there were a few hiccups, but all were properly resolved and did not have any bearing on our overall experience.
The owner was at Yasu and made a point of stopping by our table and talked to us for a while about food, the Olympics, life.
Although we didn't order the foie gras and eggplant this time, we had it last and it was so good. Seriously just melts in your mouth. The sushi also was amazing.
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