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| - Had a wonderful meal at Yasu this weekend. I'm already a huge fan but it's nice to see that it never disappoints. With Sea Saw closing, it's definitely my favorite place for Japanese food in town and one of my very favorites regardless of type.
The last few times we'd gone, we went omakase and had a variety of of his excellent sushi and creative cooked dishes. We love the Sumibiyaki (nice to get Wagyu too) and can never get enough foie gras. For some reason tonight, we ended up doing mostly sushi (which I also always love). I also typically sit at the sushi bar and as I was with friends, we were at a table this night.
At Yasu, if you're not doing omakase, you've gotta start with the specials handout. We stared there & barely left it. It's hard to resist when you know that is what the chef recommends that day.
We started with a killer red snapper carpaccio drizzled in hot sesame oil, soy sauce, and ginger. Superyum...
Then we did a series of nigiri sushi: bluefin toro, kampachi, aji, Chilean abalone, uni, live amaebi. Everything was wonderful. Super fresh. Amazing. If I had to pick favorites, would go with the uni, live amaebi and the Chilean abalone.
We also did a plate of yellowtail sashimi w/sliced jalapeno. Yummy.
And then we finished off with a chef's special dish of seared salmon wrapped around shiso, some julienne radishes, etc. It was also topped with ponzu sauce. Wonderful dish.
Anyway, it's only been 3 days and I already feel like I'm way overdue for my next visit.
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