Felt like I wanted to gush a little more about this. This meal just felt so…Japanese, in the most perfect way. The dishes were all so balanced.
–I sometimes find chirashi a bit monotonous, but this was the perfect amount. The scallops and ikura were first rate.
–The surprise star of the show was the beef in the top center. You can’t really tell from the picture, but this was like a Japanese steak and potatoes dish all in one. Luscious, mid-rare wagyu, mushrooms, and then beneath a japanese sweet potato, tofu, and spinach.
–In the top left, there was a tempura crab, tamagoyaki, and then a delicious black cod. Honestly, looking back, I can’t remember what the other tempura was, I think it was fried fish though. It was all good.
–The sashimi was great, and acted as a very nice foil when other parts of the meal became too rich.
–The shrimp in the bottom center was perhaps my favorite bite of the box. Just perfect snap giving into just the right interior temp, and then some pickled vegetables beneath.
–The only item I wasn’t crazy about was on the top right. It wasn’t a cooking miss, but just isn’t my speed. I was hoping it would be a chawanmushi. I love those from Shunji. Instead, it was more like a sweet potato puree with raw scallops and some kind of vegetables. Had a baby food esque texture, wasn’t my favorite. I’m sure others know what this is.
At $75, this was really a steal and I hope people take advantage. I felt like a billionaire leaving with that box.