Their temaki is mediocre at best. I would still go eat if they had more traditional varieties. Also, I believe they use frozen packed unagi...
Please excuse me for licking my tablet. Simply gorgeous.
1
To: Shirokuma Toyama, randyman Bristol, RI, and others.
Given that the absence of sound L in the Japanese language is a culturally acquired, but by no means genetically inherited, characteristic, five letters L could have easily been introduced in Japanese in the syllabic alphabets katakana and hiragana -- la, li, lu, le, lo. Then the pronunciation of Japanese names of dishes and words would have been more compatible with the European languages.
“Like the saline imprint after downing an oyster.”
As delicious as the sushi it describes. Arigato.
2
Avocado is not commonly or traditionally used in Japan in sushi. It is an Americanized (or Californicated) hand roll.
1
@ Sam MA
It is the (unfortunate ?) destiny of many national cuisines to be Usanized ( = Americanized), Californicated or Newyorkated.
"... early 19th-century Edo, the fishing village that grew into neon-floodlit Tokyo". -- At that time, Edo was already a big city, at least according to the Japanese samurai movies.
"The chef, Masanobu Ishikura, known as Ishi, is vigilant about seafood ..." -- With all due respect to the chef, what is the provenance of his marine products in New York? The scallops come from Hokkaido, but where is shrimp from?
2
Oh no, this is terrible. My favorite cheap sushi spot has been outted by the NYT. Now the crowds will descend. Oh well. Good for Daigo, bad for me.
12
A type of pepper akin to Sichuan peppercorn which sneakily numbs? Reminds me of a visit to the dentist. I'd almost rather eat Sichuan chili than its peppercorns and I hate Sichuan chili. A sneaky numbing is what a dentist does before a tooth extraction. If you like the feeling in your mouth after Novocaine, enjoy your roll.
1
LM-Elevating food criticism to new heights!
5
Finally a restaurant review on a restaurant that serves something besides weird meats! Next time I’m in that ‘hood I will check it out!
5
@Beverly RN
What is a weird meat? Every meat is weird if you think about it. Eat a muscle? Eat a liver? Gnaw on a rib?
So, again, what is a weird meat?
11
@Matthew, okay. I realize I exaggerated a bit but I’m still recuperating from Mishan’s review of Mama Fina (split pork heads) and Lahi (pork belly stewed in blood). I adhere to a largely vegetarian diet and I’m what you might call a ‘meat weenie’. I eat an occasional piece of fish and not enthusiastically. Mishan’s à far, far braver soul than I in the food department.
@ Beverly RN Boston
No, you are right. Weird meats are all the unappetizing organs of the quadrupeds that are used in a variety of national and regional cuisines.
On the sign in Japanese, next to "Hand Roll Bar", are three kanji characters, each with the component "fish" 魚.
What to they mean?
@Tuvw Xyz Left to right, "sake" (salmon), "maguro" (tuna) and "buri" (amberjack or yellowtail).
5
@ Shirokuma Toyama
Dōmo arigatō gozaimashita!