Holy expensive, Batman! But to me, worth every penny. I happily fork out the dollars for this authentic "mom & pop" couple. They are REAL Japanese people making SUSHI and delectable desserts. Damn fine sushi. A real family run operation, their daughter even served us. She was very sweet and adorable.
We sat in the back section, in front of the sushi bar action. We watched Mister "Michi" prepare everyone's fish with a very experienced hand. We also witnessed Mrs. "Michi" preparing fried chicken, soba and rice bowls. They were so cute.
My companion and I shared a spicy salmon roll to start, the most expensive one I've had in my life ($7.45 for six pieces of maki). Most places charge half that price for the same thing - but different caliber, as we soon realized. This was fresh and delicious, large hunks of salmon in a spicy mayo, surrounded by perfectly warm, vinegar-ed, sticky sushi rice.
My companion and I both had the Chochin Bento. We loved the three tiered compartment bowls. The top bowl contained karaage with spicy mayo (Japanese fried chicken). Hot, crispy, juicy and delicious! It didn't look like a lot, but there was actually quite a bit of chicken in there. The middle bowl contained the best sashimi I've ever had, fresh and melty. Six slices in total, two each of salmon, tuna and whitefish. There was a shiso leaf in there too, I've never had shiso. It was minty. The final bottom bowl contained the excellent sushi rice, slivers of fried egg and pickle, and two slices of yummy sweet grilled eel. If you want a picture reference, the Chochin Bento was uploaded by Patty L in photos. It's DEELISH!
Our Chochin Bento meal sets also included green salad (quite big with a nice tangy dressing), unlimited coffee or tea (we chose green tea) and a slice of dessert (home-made cakes). We each had the green tea cake, and split an earl grey tea chiffon cake. Lightly sweet, fluffy, fantastic icing. The daughter said her mother made both those cakes just that morning.
All in all, a great sushi and dessert experience! I must go back!