Hide-san is fully recovered from his wrist surgery and the counter is finally open. I really liked his otsumami, he’s doing a lot of things you can’t find in la.
highlights
abalone sauce with rice aka “japanese risotto”, highlight of the night
hanasaki-gani was super sweet and briny, haven’t seen this crab at many places
shrimp and snapper spring roll
iwashi-maki
chawanmushi
ika meshi, something else I haven’t seen around much which is a shame because it’s delicious
Hide-san formerly of sushi tsujita has taken over the old mako sushi on the third level of weller court. They’re so new there’s no signage and there’s still a mako sushi sign hanging from the balcony.
Really enjoyed everything and it had nice qpr. Looking forward to trying their dine in omakase once it’s safe.
Highlights
saba bo-zushi
snow crab
squid
toro
hotate
uni
castella tamago
iwashi maki alert
haven’t seen this on the menu anywhere else in LA. hide-san’s version contains shiso, gari, and sesame seeds all wrapped in delicious fatty iwashi. incredible. iwashi fans, this is a must order.
I have been enjoying his excellent bara chirashi boxes for the last few months. I’ll miss the illicit-feeling thrill of picking them in a 7-11 parking lot like a good old fashioned drug deal, but I am psyched he’s opened his own spot and look forward to “using”.
Picked up the barachirashi from Sushi Hide tonight.
As @PorkyBelly mentioned, it’s great QPR. Each piece was seasoned and marinated, and I really enjoyed the rice–some of the best I’ve had in these takeout chirashi so far. The uni was really generous too because it was 5 pieces stacked on top of each other.
Do you have to order by DMing him on Instagram? Or is there an online means like Tock I was unable to find? And how would you compare the quality to that of Morihiro? (I think Kaneyoshi is better than Morihiro so I’m not going to ask about that comparison).
iwashi maki alert
haven’t seen this on the menu anywhere else in LA. hide-san’s version contains shiso, gari, and sesame seeds all wrapped in delicious fatty iwashi. incredible. iwashi fans, this is a must order.