Comments on: Real Deal Sushi http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:39:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » I Went to Go http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi/comment-page-1#comment-191192 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » I Went to Go Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:56:52 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi#comment-191192 [...] quality plates of raw fish and rice. And there have been successes, and glimmers of hope – Yuki, Nihonbashi, Comedor Nikkai, Maki… but mostly it’s been lackluster, mediocre, and all [...] [...] quality plates of raw fish and rice. And there have been successes, and glimmers of hope – Yuki, Nihonbashi, Comedor Nikkai, Maki… but mostly it’s been lackluster, mediocre, and all [...]

]]> By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Dude… Sushi… http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi/comment-page-1#comment-189493 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Dude… Sushi… Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:22:45 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi#comment-189493 [...] So overall – more expensive but better quality than the first spot, but still a far cry from the quality of Maki, my usual delivery spot, which is also here in the ‘hood and deliver in 20 minutes most of the time = plus, had I ordered two rolls and one nigiri selection, it would have been less than 10 pesos cheaper. The remaining two spots on the list are a fair distance from here and I doubt they’d deliver this far, so likely I’ll just leave them alone. Back to Maki for deliveries and occasional special treat evenings out at Yuki. [...] [...] So overall – more expensive but better quality than the first spot, but still a far cry from the quality of Maki, my usual delivery spot, which is also here in the ‘hood and deliver in 20 minutes most of the time = plus, had I ordered two rolls and one nigiri selection, it would have been less than 10 pesos cheaper. The remaining two spots on the list are a fair distance from here and I doubt they’d deliver this far, so likely I’ll just leave them alone. Back to Maki for deliveries and occasional special treat evenings out at Yuki. [...]

]]> By: dan http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi/comment-page-1#comment-189445 dan Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:51:27 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi#comment-189445 Just an update - I've been back to Yuki a half dozen times since this review. It likely would have been more often, but the second time I went, with the person to whom I'd scribbled off the opening missive, a virtually identical menu, with only the addition of a small plate of sea urchin sushi, and an extra sake or two, set us back 500 pesos with tip. That 90 peso <em>omikase</em> menu jumped to 175 pesos apiece, though, each visit since has been 150 plus beverages - perhaps the sea urchin carried a 25 peso apiece surcharge, but we hadn't asked for extra, it just arrived as part of the parade of dishes. Still, it's put Yuki in a "special occasion" or at least "I need really, really good sushi" category. Just an update – I’ve been back to Yuki a half dozen times since this review. It likely would have been more often, but the second time I went, with the person to whom I’d scribbled off the opening missive, a virtually identical menu, with only the addition of a small plate of sea urchin sushi, and an extra sake or two, set us back 500 pesos with tip. That 90 peso omikase menu jumped to 175 pesos apiece, though, each visit since has been 150 plus beverages – perhaps the sea urchin carried a 25 peso apiece surcharge, but we hadn’t asked for extra, it just arrived as part of the parade of dishes. Still, it’s put Yuki in a “special occasion” or at least “I need really, really good sushi” category.

]]> By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » The Price of Progress http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi/comment-page-1#comment-79114 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » The Price of Progress Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:01:12 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi#comment-79114 [...] again, taking the place of some cool little neighborhood café), yet with two exceptions - Yuki and Nihonbashi - I’ve never seen salmon eggs here, and certainly not available retail. Well, [...] [...] again, taking the place of some cool little neighborhood café), yet with two exceptions – Yuki and Nihonbashi – I’ve never seen salmon eggs here, and certainly not available retail. Well, [...]

]]> By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Hot Pot http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi/comment-page-1#comment-62568 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Hot Pot Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:36:00 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi#comment-62568 [...] deal (50 pesos) given the quality of the sushi, which is very good - not quite up to what I had at Yuki a few weeks back, and of course, my thoughts are tainted by truly spectacular sushi had in New York [...] [...] deal (50 pesos) given the quality of the sushi, which is very good – not quite up to what I had at Yuki a few weeks back, and of course, my thoughts are tainted by truly spectacular sushi had in New York [...]

]]> By: dan http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi/comment-page-1#comment-59122 dan Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:32:39 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi#comment-59122 Yuki does have a full menu, including rice and noodle dishes - I noted my favorite <em>zaru soba</em> and filed it away for a future visit. I forgot to mention in the post that while talking to Kazuo I asked his opinion about the ubiquitous salmon and cream cheese combo that's everywhere here - he just grimaced. I commented that if I want salmon and cream cheese, I want the former smoked, and I want it all served on a real bagel with a slice of raw onion. He was laughing so hard I thought he was going to cry. Then we agreed on that you can't get a really good bagel here... which launched more food conversation - a good time had! Sushilovin - if you go earlier in the week it appears there's no issue. On weekend nights they're apparently so popular that they simply won't accept walk-ins. Yuki does have a full menu, including rice and noodle dishes – I noted my favorite zaru soba and filed it away for a future visit. I forgot to mention in the post that while talking to Kazuo I asked his opinion about the ubiquitous salmon and cream cheese combo that’s everywhere here – he just grimaced. I commented that if I want salmon and cream cheese, I want the former smoked, and I want it all served on a real bagel with a slice of raw onion. He was laughing so hard I thought he was going to cry. Then we agreed on that you can’t get a really good bagel here… which launched more food conversation – a good time had!

Sushilovin – if you go earlier in the week it appears there’s no issue. On weekend nights they’re apparently so popular that they simply won’t accept walk-ins.

]]> By: sushilovinfun http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi/comment-page-1#comment-59090 sushilovinfun Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:28:36 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi#comment-59090 my usual login name has surprising resonance for this post. Good to see those hearty pieces of sushi. Got to see if I can get in my usual login name has surprising resonance for this post. Good to see those hearty pieces of sushi. Got to see if I can get in

]]> By: M http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi/comment-page-1#comment-59086 M Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:16:49 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070710/real-deal-sushi#comment-59086 Dan, thank you for the FYI and for sharing. Does YUKI offer other traditional rice bowl dishes (oyakodon, katsudon, etc)? And it is great to see a varied selection of sushi, besides salmon. Domo arigato. Dan, thank you for the FYI and for sharing. Does YUKI offer other traditional rice bowl dishes (oyakodon, katsudon, etc)? And it is great to see a varied selection of sushi, besides salmon. Domo arigato.

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