https://www.saltshaker.net/20191213/a-japanese-redux Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:38:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.saltshaker.net/20191213/a-japanese-redux#comment-268421 Sat, 19 Jun 2021 14:09:22 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=29408#comment-268421 […] seaweed, sesame seeds, salt, sugar, and sometimes more. Yum. Hmm… better than the ones at Tori-Tori, which have been my go-to onigiris in town. I’ll probably still mostly stick with the […]

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20191213/a-japanese-redux#comment-265712 Fri, 13 Dec 2019 22:35:45 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=29408#comment-265712 […] Pikkei, Montevideo 1061, Recoleta – It’s probably unfair of me to pop into this place just a day or so after returning from Lima, where I had amazing sushi and fantastic nikkei creations, because, let’s face it, no one in Buenos Aires has, to date, even remotely approached that level of sushi quality, and that includes the offshoots of Lima-based groups, like La Mar and Osaka. Let alone the gouging level of prices here versus there. But, I happened to walk by this spot (which took over the space that Dashi vacated at the end of last October), and thought I’d give it a try. [Sold to new owner and chef in late 2019, who have sort of kept the name, calling it “Ikkon by Pikkei“] […]

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