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  • I'm always on the lookout for new places for sushi. On my way through Squirrel Hill I'd passed Chaya several times, but as I'm usually there in the early afternoon and Chaya is dinner-only, I'd never had the opportunity to try their fare. Most of the time I check websites before going somewhere, to get a feel of their menu and pricing, but this time I failed to do so. As soon as we were seated I picked up the menu and was a bit startled at the pricing. It's expensive, though not outrageous for quality sushi. I just felt bad that I'd dragged my boyfriend somewhere that was a bit too expensive for us at the moment, him being in school and me having lost my job to downsizing a few months ago. Still, we stayed put and decided to have dinner. I was impressed with the fact that they provided chopstick rests and a bottle of shichimi on each table. Chaya's menu is standard sushi and classic Japanese. It's comfort food made with an eye for quality and detail. When not ordering a la carte, your meal includes an excellent mixed salad (mesclun greens, perhaps) with ginger dressing, a bowl of rich, heavy miso and three pieces of Japanese-style fried chicken thigh. By the time our entrees arrived I was already slightly full. We ordered the sushi roll plate (salmon roll, tuna roll, California roll and an eel hand roll) and the negimaki. The California roll, usually the General Tso's of sushi, was excellent, as were the two other rolls and hand roll. Everything was plated nicely. The negimaki was perfect and the portion was decent, the beef and onions on a hot plate atop a bed of sprouts and garnished with broccoli. This isn't the place I would direct people to if they aren't willing to pay for quality and atmosphere. It's a bit on the pricy side, and there are plenty of places in Pittsburgh that serve sushi at a much lower cost. However, the authenticity in both the food and arrangements is worth the price, even if I have to put it in the category of an occasional treat or celebration venue. Our meals, plus tip, were around $25-30 a piece, and we were choosing the less expensive options. Alcohol is, apparently, BYOB only with appropriate corkage and glass fees. Had I more disposable income, I'd have gone for the omakase. It's a shame I came to this place with so little cash.
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