Washoku Sushi Izakaya IBUKI GINZA — Restaurant in Tokyo

The restaurant's expansive interior comfortably accommodated our party of five. We began with palate-cleansing appetizers before indulging in a selection of sushi and sashimi, though I anticipated sashimi being served chilled. The sea urchin sushi was a standout. The hot egg rolls and flavorful grilled fish were enjoyable. Service encountered a hiccup due to the language barrier when ordering drinks, but the staff remained polite and accommodating. Note that there's a per-head service charge. The food is delicious and performance is mediocre at this...

Our very first meal in Japan and it has to be sushi. But Sunday afternoon is a problem. Many places are closed and a few remaining ones are either too crowded or well just not that good. This particular establishment is in the ginza area clearly catering to visitors, as their staff speaks excellent English. Sushi is quite expensive (most expensive in all the meals we have had thus far, and we have had some awesome meals). Tasted okay but nothing...

We had sashimi, nigiri, tempura and grilled fish. The sushi was good. The sashimi was just ok. The tempura was good. The grilled fish was a little too fishy and the texture was not very appetizing. Overall, the meal didn’t seem really worth the relatively high price. Be sure to ask for a non smoking section: they put us in the smoking section at first and it was suffocating, but they quickly...