π Incredible Value Michelin One-Star Omakase
This is honestly the best omakase Iβve ever had! From the food to the dining experience β truly full of surprises. The restaurant is tucked inside a small plaza, with a modest interior β nothing fancy. At first I wondered: Is this really Michelin one-star? But once the meal started β every single dish blew me away! A total of 14 nigiri, plus appetizers and dessert. My favorite: Golden Eye Snapper β lightly smoked with a touch of yuzu. In your mouth, the smoke, citrus, and fish just explode π£β¨. The uni was also amazing β sweet, rich, incredibly fresh π. The fourth photo shows my first time trying sushi with Japanese baby green onions + bonito flakes β surprisingly delicious! But the most mind-blowing part was the miso soup π². The chef served it right after the green onion sushi, and β WOW. The miso was made by the chef last summer, simmered with fish bones β absolute perfection. I kept telling him how good it was, and he happily gave me a second bowl β so kind! This was my first time meeting such a friendly, talkative sushi chef. The more we chatted, the happier he got β and the fish slices got bigger and bigger π. He has a unique, almost dance-like way of shaping sushi β you can feel his joy in the craft.π He wakes up at 4:45 AM every day to handpick fish at the DTLA fish market because he prefers the traditional old-school style. Many others use suppliers, but he insists on controlling the quality himself. The restaurantβs name honors his fatherβs 40-year sushi shop in Tokyo β a tribute to legacy.πβ€οΈ Heβs worked at Sushi Mori and Sushi by Gari and has 25 years of experience β his passion is palpable. Chefs with this level of dedication and heart are rare nowadays. Heβs also super talkative and adorable β at one point he started dancing while chatting π. We stayed late for dessert, and he kept us company with hot tea, even recommending Sichuan spicy food spots β I recommended a hot pot place in LA in return! Overall β highly, highly recommend this omakase. Left feeling absolutely blissful!!! πππ #LosAngeles #Michelin #FoodDiscovery #JapaneseFoodVisit #Sushi #Foodie #LAFood π£
