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2019-01-14
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Summary: the taste of fish indeed- tremendous value for an omakase sushi lunch. If you’ve never had a serious sushi meal, this is the place to start. Wonderful sushi chefs who cater to clients while maintaining balance and variety in their menu. Highly recommended (for lunch at least!)My friend had been building this place up for me for weeks – a proper omakase sushi meal for under HKD 500? Seems too good to be true even for lunch. Located on Lyndhurst Terrace above Lee Lo Mei, at first glance i
My friend had been building this place up for me for weeks – a proper omakase sushi meal for under HKD 500? Seems too good to be true even for lunch.
Located on Lyndhurst Terrace above Lee Lo Mei, at first glance it’s another decent Japanese restaurant in a city full of them. Among its tables however is an 8-10 seat sushi counter which should be far more prominent.
Here’s the lunch menu – look at the variety!
I can’t speak for the other sets, but I can’t imagine they compare with the sushi omakase. Anyway, as my friend had been there before, the sushi chef prepared our toppings according to what he thought she’d like. It was about only about 60% the same as the couple next to us who also ordered the omakase i.e. the sets are quite customized. I was impressed by the variety and balance of white/red/shining fish/others in just a 10-piece set.Here’s what we had
Flounder (Hirame)– one of my personal favourites, flounder subtly oozes umami, though this one was a relatively bland– still enjoyable
Octopus – prepared with yuzu and salt – light, chewy and refreshing
Sayori (Halfbeak) – great shining fish sushi, but I prefer the fishier varieties hohoho
Akagai – great texture but missing some characteristic ocean flavor (perhaps not from Japan?)
Kuruma ebi – my favorite piece of the meal – massive Japanese shrimp half-boiled so you get the chewiness of raw shrimp with the sweetness of cooked shrimp. Delicious
Kanpachi (amberjack)– excellent as usual
Kinki (Channel Rockfish) – seared with a blowtorch (aburi) with a piece of its own liver, it’s incredibly decadent and rich. I’d never tried this before
Otoro – I try to hate it but you can’t deny it’s delicious
Uni – massive helping and wonderfully ocean-y and sweet
Engawa (flounder fin) marinated in homemade garlic soy sauce and flame broiled, served wrapped with nori. It’s as delicious as it looks but I thought the marination was a bit too strong (kinda salty), though the nori helped to balance it out
Negitoro hand roll – I almost look forward to the end of the omakase so I get my negitoro hand roll – this one did not disappoint – diced toro, leeks and takuan pickles mixed with sesame and wrapped in seaweed. Perfectly balanced and the pickles really work, both for the crunch and the subtle tartness
Along with the sushi you get an excellent chawanmushi, a pretty typical salad and miso soup, and warabimochi for dessert.
I usually don’t review lunch meals because I think dinner is a truer expression of a restaurant (for better or worse), but this was too good not to advertise. If you enjoy sushi but don’t want to pay 1k for a meal, make it a point to treat yourself to Sakana no Aji’s omakase lunch.
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