October 27, 2008

  • Sushi Sushi in Beverly Hills

    Ever since I went to Sushi Sushi a few weeks ago, I've been craving it a lot. Sushi Sushi is a quaint and peaceful little restaurant that is all about delicious traditional Japanese Sushi. You won't find any fancy experimental rolls, which I also enjoy, but the quality of the sushi is probably better than anywhere I've ever been.  The ambiance is sort of dull, but it is a clean looking restaurant and it didn't look tacky. It's just a plain looking joint, but they make up for it with their fricken delicious sushi.

    On the menu, they have a little note explaining how to get the best of the Sushi Sushi experience. Here were some of the 'rules'
    - To better enjoy the flavor of the sushi, it should be eaten with your hands.
    -The chef will give you the correct  amount of wasabi for each piece of sushi. There shouldn't be a need to add any to your soy sauce or to add more in general, although they will hesitantly provide you with more if you request it.
    -You want to soy sauce, don't put it on the rice portion of your sushi.

    I usually do the omakase or tasting menu the first time I hit up a restaurant so I can get a feel for the menu and what have you. Sushi Sushi has I think $60, $80, and $100 omakases. We told the waitress that we each wanted the $100 omakase, but she warned that it would be way to much food. I guess it's not like at Nobu where you pay more for premium meats and ingredients. The price at Sushi Sushi goes up depending on how big your appetite is. So we hesitantly decided to get the $80 omakases, which ended up being plenty of food. The waitress then politely asked if there was anything we didn't like, and I replied, "I'm feeling daring. Bring it on!" and she was like, "Oh it's been brought!" and I was like "No it hasn't. What kind of unfiltered sakes do you have?" and she was like, "so sorry, we don't carry unfilter sake, but I can recommend something you like..." I forgot the sake she recommended, but it was yummy. Nice and smooth.

    The service here is nice. The servers were quick and adamant when it came to refilling my sake, which was nice. They aren't too charming or interesting like some of my favorite LA waiters, but they are quick and perceptive which is good. Maybe some day I'll try sitting at the sushi bar, but I hear it can be quite intimidating. The chef's supposedly a real sushi natzi of sorts.

    <Monkfish liver pate, sea urchin, and conch. The monkfish liver pate reminds me of foie gras. I like it. It's equivalent to Matsuhisa's monkfish liver dish. Sea urchin is definitely and acquired taste. I actually enjoy it, but my date isn't to fond of it. The conch is good. It was better than the conch from Matsuhisa's. Whenever I eat conch, I think of Survivorman.
      <Okay, the crème de la crème. This shit melts, and I mean MELTS in your mouth. After this dish, I was convinced that this place doesn't how you say "fuck around." Oh, it's good.
    <a refreshing mushroom soup before the hot dish.  I enjoyed it.
     <This was a grilled sea bass. Actually I'm not too sure. It was yummy, but nothing compared to the sushi.  <So good. <Fish egg. more Sea urchin. Pungent. Yummy. I didn't eat the square egg deal though. I've never been a fan of that, plus I was getting full and wanted to save room for what was to come.
    <Shit I forgot to add this. A very delicious toro hand roll. The seaweed is a bit different from what you would get at a normal sushi joint. The texture is better. Again, of course the fish like butter. I swear! Man, this is goood!!
    <Tender, flavorful, delicious unagi. Mmmm.
    <Not a premium dessert like you would get at Matsuhisa's or Nobu, but it was still yummy.
    I'm actually going back to Sushi Sushi this Wednesday. I think this time we'll order more sashimi and sushi. I swear it's the best. I've been to lots of great sushi places. I'm glad I found Sushi Sushi. =) Don't get me wrong, I love enjoying different and interesting rolls and such, but when I'm craving delicious hardcore traditional sushi. I know where to go.