Kotoy • Cariari — Restaurant in Ulloa

I was excited to try some sushi and Japanese in San José and have some sake after missing my flight out(doh!). I tried to order. I was informed there was no miso soup. Ok I’ll try the ramen. None of that either. Ok lomito with teriyaki it is then with maguro side. The beef was overdone and tough. Flavor was good. The first tuna was pleasant and I was enjoying it with some sake. Still hungry I ordered some more tuna. What came out was recently thawed from the freezer. A bit chewy and mealy. I turned it down. The chef came out with more saying he changed it. It was more of the same but I ate it as he stood near by smiling. Oh yeah, after 2 small sake I was informed they were out of this too. The waiter was pleasant but seemed embarrassed. Probably better not...

Delicious sushi and dessert. We had the tempura ice cream which I still dream about today. We started with the miso soup ( can’t go wrong with that am I right?) then had one tempura ice cream followed by a couple of appetizers and sushi. Then to end the night with a bang we had more tempura ice cream. The tempura shrimp was amazingly delicious as well. With sushi, I normally like anything with eel sauce, tempura and/or with their special mayo. Did you know that the reason to mix wasabi with soy sauce is to kill bacteria in the raw fish. Also did you know that the ginger given as well is to clean up your taste buds so you can genuinely taste each sushi how it was meant to be savored ? Well...

Mixed feelings about this place. Giving it 4 stars because I really like the food and the location. However the servers almost seem disinterested sometimes. They are slow, and some don't seem to know typical things like a Sapporo beer?!?! On the other hand, the sushi has been on point every time! 😋 All in all, I strongly recommend it, as long as you go with patience and lots of extra time. 🤔😬 Oh yeah... and don't forget to try the "Costa Rican roll", it is steak, with avocado and rice, wrapped in a Maduro. What?!?!? Delicious! And not sushi AT ALL, just really...