すし雅 — Restaurant in Hakodate

Pleasant enough, but I’m not sure if I’d wait 70mins for this, which I did this afternoon. Despite being a casual setting, customers take their time, hence the 3 groups before me taking so long.

Food-wise: the braised items (komochi yari ika, shako) were overcooked, having a rough and powdery texture in parts, although the flavour was decent. The recommended trout didn’t have much of a flavour or texture, unfortunately. That said, the tsubugai and sujiko were nice, and the uni from Ogawa was a decent quality for the price.

Overall it was a decent meal, but I’m not sure if it’s worth queueing if you’re also visiting any big city in Japan with good access to sushi. I just enjoyed Senreizushi in Sendai just two days back, which I thought had significantly better neta for a similar price point...

One hidden gem in the local market is fresh and affordable sushi of good quality. The crab soup is exceptional. I would recommend coming early to reserve a table and avoid disappointment. It's limited in quantity during the morning hours.

The day there was a drunk customer who was eating as well. This caused some disturbance, but the owner was overly tolerant and only asked him to leave after he had finished eating. One of the female customers experienced distress and eventually cried afterwards.

Besides that, it is a good shop and recommends...

Their sushi is so delicious. Fish is so fresh! Chef recommend how to eat each sushi. Therefore, you know the best way to eat the sushi.

The queuing system is that you write down your contact in the booklet. When you are the next one, they will...