Made a last minute reservation for a friday night and may have made a tactical error by accepting the reservation even though maru-san wouldn’t be there. Tatsu-san would be our itamae. The restaurant was completely empty the entire friday night except for the “no rice” guy who came in near the end of our omakase.
Highlights
variety
tofu
uni
hikarimono
salmon
buri
ikura
kanpyo
Quibbles
proportions - a lot of the neta was cut way too long and had a tiny amount of rice (e.g. sayori, aji, shima aji, kinmedai, iwashi), the balance was way off.
temperature - starting off the omakase the neta was too cold, it got better towards the end
Good point. As almost universally lauded as Mori Sushi can be in our books, at the end of the day it still is a significantly Sergio-dependent establishment.
It is generally accepted as perfectly fine behavior in a sushiya to ask for more or less shari, and also more or less wasabi. However, asking for the neta to not be served cold might be taken as an insult. Really depends on the itamae. Personally, I wouldn’t do it.
Bummer about your visit sans Maru-san. Definitely good to know that without the master there, it is not worth going to (at least if Tatsu-san is your itamae for the evening).
Yah we always make it a point to ask for the specific itamae and seats in front of them when we go. I’m guessing Maru-san was just out for New Year’s break?
Glad to hear that even with the off ratio, the Bafun Uni, Hikarimono, Buru and Kanpyo amongst a few others were still good.
Good old days of Yoshi-san and Take-san working at Mori are long gone
In fact, Yoshi was always our favorite itamae, and I hope he opens his own place soon.
In my opinion, these days Mori sushi is only worth going to if you sit in front of Maru-san. We had one of the best ever omakase dinners with him a few months back.
Otherwise it is a waste of time and money. Maru has been training those other guys but they just can’t do it.
