I knew you’d say that .
yeah, where is this?. all i can find is a 7 year old review from jgold and references to “go by kiyokawa”.
ditto
Yep… That’s the one I found too. The one ipse said not to go to. Hmmm…
which one of these places is closet to mid-city?
Thanks to @J_L, @Sgee, and @CiaoBob for the hamasaku rec. I started with the one of everything omakase and ordered some krazy american rolls for dessert.
big eye tuna, yellowtail
pike mackerel, stone flounder
blue nose snapper, belt fish
san diego uni, salmon roe
king mackerel, orange surf clam
shad, fresh octopus
tai snapper, toro
scallop
ora king salmon
geoduck
japanese tile fish
fresh unagi
baby sea bass
horse mackerel
memory is fading
fading fast
osaka style pressed sushi
tamago
chawanmushi
Baked Hama: baked scallop, shitake, onion, caramelized onion aioli, jalapeno, soy paper
Rick Castle: yellowtail, seared tuna, shishito, avocado, crispy onion, spicy aioli, sweet soy
barracuda with japanese eggplant
green tea custard
Overall a pretty good value. My only critiques are the rice was too soft and compressed and the fish was cut a little thick. I’ll have to come back and try more of their rolls.
For someone who was looking for “American style sushi rolls”, you sure dove into the deep end of the pool there.
#Sushi Yuzu
I was in the mood for some rolls so decided to check this place out. However, i made a tactical error by ordering the 15 piece omakase as an appetizer, when the entire restaurant was packed with people ordering from the roll menu.
Bottom line, come for the rolls and stay to watch what not to do in a sushi restaurant, e.g. belly flopping nigiri rice side down into a pool of soy sauce, eating nigiri in 2 bites, rubbing chopsticks together, mixing wasabi and soy sauce, and topping sushi with a pile of ginger.
kanpachi
kinmedai
otoro
kohada
bluefin
barracuda
sardine
baby snapper
uni
squid
scallop
anago
negitoro
lemon roll - spicy tuna roll with tuna, avocado, cucumber, lemon slices, pine nuts, garlic oil ponzu sauce
spicy seabass hand roll - grilled seabass and asparagus
baked crab and salmon roll - baked salmon roll, cucumber, avocado, baked crab dynamite
I don’t get it. Was the nigiri not good? Cause it looks pretty fantastic.
I’m so glad I have you guys. But I wonder where these habits come from, especially the chopstick rubbing. It’s not ignorance, well not intentional anyway. They were taught; but if not by the itamae, then who?
Oh, and which pieces or rolls did you like?
The item to get at Yuzu is the fried yellowtail ribs. Also their lunch deals are hard to beat in the area.
Oftentimes I find this to be necessary.
the fish was fine, but the rice was disappointing, under-seasoned and gummy. at $85 for 15 pieces, with 3 of those pieces being the half order of the negitoro roll, it wasn’t cheap. ordering the omakase at sushi yuzu felt like getting a cheeseburger at a dairy queen.
Open wider and make like a chipmunk!
I started a topic on HO about mixing wasabi in your soy sauce. Apparently this is another no-no, although every sushi place I go to gives you a mound of it with just about every service. It’s likely that this is a thing where really high quality Nigiri sushi has just the right amount of wasabi in its preparation and using more is like adding salt to your food at a fine restaurant. I’m not sure if it’s as bad as rubbing chopsticks together though.
That topic also produced a ‘rule’ that Nigiri is eaten WITH chopsticks and rolls are eaten with your fingers. I recall being told the opposite, but may be off base.
You can eat nigiri with either hands or chopsticks. Eating nigiri with your hands is often ideal - and some consider it the proper way - it’s easier to maneuver the correct way.
Do not rub chopsticks together if you’re at a nice place - that indicates you think their utensils are poor quality. If you’re eating takeout, go ahead get rid of the splinters.
Do not add wasabi to your nigiri sushi. It’s ok to add wasabi to your sashimi and then dip in soy, however. Ginger is a palette cleanser in between different servings.
Sashimi and rolls generally do not have wasabi in/on them. You have to add your own to each bite.
You need to go to different sushi places.
Ummmm. Probably. But I’m now more interested in whether or not the chef is putting wasabi on the Nigiri where I do go. Easy enough to check. Just lift and peek. Otherwise all’s pretty good as is.
When I’m at a medium place, I always check. Unless it’s a really good medium place, because then the chefs know how to season the sushi.
Once again, it’s a trust issue and knowing your places.