A Rising Star on the Horizon - The Affable, Warm and Delicious Omakase Experience of Shin Sushi [Thoughts + Pics]

Americas - USA West Los Angeles
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Hi @JeetKuneBao,

Thanks. Take-san is definitely a treasure. :slight_smile: Bang x bang? No way. We were so stuffed. :sweat_smile:

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Hi @TheCookie,

Thank you. :slight_smile: Yeah the Menegi was delicious. I hope you get to try it when things clear up.

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Hi @beefnoguy,

Thanks for the great info on Alt 3. Very interesting about the blending with aged Sake. :slight_smile:

We ended up going with Kuzuryu for the 2nd bottle since Take-san strongly recommended it, and I didnā€™t get your recommendations in time. It was still quite enjoyable chilled.

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This looks so good. I wasnā€™t hungry when I started reading your post, but I most certainly am now. Am I willing to make a drive longer than my traditional commute to the officeā€¦this surely tempts me to do so. Is Chef Azumi offering full menu or a smaller set menuā€¦never mind. I caught the FB post. Chirashi onlyā€¦how did you score a nigiri set, @Chowseeker1999?

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Hi @attran99,

Yah it was very good! :blush:

Take-san is only doing 2 Chirashi Bento Boxes / Sets right now (a Regular and Deluxe). If you want Nigiri, call and ask if he can accommodate (depends on how busy it gets).

Enjoy!

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Was Take san selling sake, beer etc to go? The kohada looks really good!

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Hi @beefnoguy,

Yes the Kohada was amazing! :slight_smile:

He was only selling 2 Sake (Iā€™m guessing he managed to finish selling the rest of his stock of other Sake?)

  • Nanbu Bijin Junmai Ginjo Sake - $48
  • Hyaku Moku Junmai Daiginjo Sake - $80

How are those prices? We enjoyed both of them on previous visits with Take-sanā€™s Sushi.

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Hi @beefnoguy,

Sorry I think he was also offering Echigo. Iā€™ll ask if there are any other options on our next visit. :slight_smile:

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Canā€™t comment on those prices as I donā€™t have insider knowledge of their retail/wholesale and what the going rate might be for SoCal. However I would say that if some izakaya or higher end restaurants up here were to carry them, the pricing would be easily higher for sure and even higher in NY.

If you (or anyone) would like to show further support, disregard the pricing and just buy a bottle that you like to take home along with takeout. If sake fails, so does the supply chain and its connected ecosystem.

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How much was that nigiri set? Iā€™m craving kohada

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Great looking chirashi! I be in heaven if he offers a kohada don!!

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Thanks for the info @beefnoguy. I remember Nanbu Bijin Junmai Ginjo going for a bit more at a few restaurants in SF and LA but I didnā€™t remember if I was misremembering.

I definitely want to try and support the Sake industry and supply chain for it here as well, thanks for the reminder. Some friends of ours had told us about a couple places they saw marking down their Sake for 40% off the regular menu price (at a few local eateries).

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Hi @skramzlife,

It was $30, and definitely worth it. :slight_smile: Especially Take-sanā€™s Kohada. After eating it in the car, we wanted to turn around and drive back to order another few pieces. :blush:

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Hi @attran99,

Just saw your edit, sorry I missed your additional question! We asked how else we could support the restaurant, and we started talking about how much we loved our most recent Omakase meal. Then Take-san mentioned if heā€™s not too busy, he can try making some Nigiri Sushi, and we immediately said, ā€œYes please.ā€ :smile: That and we wanted to order more things to support Take-san and his family.

Hope you get to catch him when heā€™s less busy but the Bara Chirashi alone is worth the drive. :blush:

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