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Item: Sushi Kami
Rating: 4
Author: Picky Couple

Sushi Kami

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20011

Central

Above $801

Japanese Omakase

Picky Couple

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Reserved 2 seats at the sushi bar a day ago but they couldn't find my booking. After waiting for like 5 min and numerous checking of their record, they still managed to get us two seats at the sushi bar but we would no longer be served by the chef I had reserved .We each ordered a Nagomi set of 10 pieces of sushi at a cost of $480 + 10%. I had asked for the differences between this set and the $680 one Kuwamizu set before ordering and had been told that there would be no differences for the firs

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We each ordered a Nagomi set of 10 pieces of sushi at a cost of $480 + 10%. I had asked for the differences between this set and the $680 one Kuwamizu set before ordering and had been told that there would be no differences for the first 10 pieces. But I think I noticed that there were indeed some differences even for the appetizer. Anyway...

We were swiftly served the appetizer by our chef. The average octopus out there was usually too chewy but this one was tender and the taste was ok. Quite a good start of the meal.

酸薑片 were very important to a good sushi meal too! They were slightly more spicy than those we usually ate elsewhere. We were quite big fans of pickled gingers and the chef kept refilling them for us. It was highly appreciated!

The egg custard was really hot. There was a layer of transparent "water jelly" or soup on it. It was a bit tasteless which was why I said "water jelly". There was a big 白果 underneath. The egg custard itself was smooth. It was ok.

Here you go the beginning of our sushi set! The first one 金目鯛 was ok. It was not particularly outstanding.

深海池魚 was better than many others I had tried elsewhere.

魷魚 was so good! It reminded me of those we ate in Hokkaido! It was very fresh and had a great slightly sticky texture. The cutting also gave my tongue a funny texture while chewing. Yummy!

赤貝 looked so appealing. It was also great in terms of taste & texture too. It was so thick and crispy.

甜蝦 had a great sticky texture too and they were so fresh.

Toro was comparatively less good as it was not particularly fatty. It was ok only.

The chef introduced it to me as 春子something but I couldn't quite get it so he said that it was 鱲魚BB. It was quite thick and was quite delicious but it was a bit salty.

吞拿魚漬had some yuzu on top. It was ok, not particularly outstanding.

It was quite enjoyable watching the chef make this. He first took out a slice of crispy seaweed, then put some sushi rice on it, sprinkled some sesame, then spread the prepared chopped tuna already mixed with some yuzu(?) onto the roll with mint leaf and rolled it. There were so many different layers of texture while chewing it but unfortunately most of the flavour was mint which was too strong I think. Service was so good that the chef waited for my lunch partner to finish his phone call before starting to make him the roll.

Again it was so enjoyable watching him make this sushi. It was cut into 2 halves with the first half in front being sprinkled with salt and wasabi to be eaten first and the latter with sea eel sauce to be eaten second. The one with salt was a bit salty and the one with sea eel sauce could have been less salty if I hadn't dipped it into more sea eel sauce

! The sea eel itself was nothing special though.

The egg in front tasted less strong and was recommended to be eaten first before the one at the back which was more sweet. They were ok.

The miso soup was quite good. It was concentrated enough and the taste was better than average I would say. The only complaint was the tiny portion

The pickled radish (at the back) were pretty fresh and I liked the thick cut.

We had a choice over green tea ice-cream, yuzu sorbet or coffee. Both of us went for the green tea ice-cream. It was ok.

Overall, I think the food quality was pretty good although we didn't get to try more expensive sushi because we ordered the cheapest set. The portion seemed reasonable too because we had too many experiences leaving a sushi bar having spent a fortune with our stomach still complaining! Having said that, my lunch partner seemed to prefer Sushi Ima which offered more special sushi at a similar cost.

Service was really good. I would say it offered the best service out of all those sushi bars I had visited in Central. The chef kept refilling our sliced ginger. The servers kept cleaning our tableware, even though there was just 1 rice grain left on the table. The chef also saw us off at the lift lobby after we had checked out. Quite a nice dining experience overall.

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Date of Visit

2018-04-10

Waiting Time

5 Minutes (Dine In)

Spending Per Head

$528 (Lunch)

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