Sushiko — Restaurant in Somerset

Sushiko offers a chance to discover Japanese food beyond sushi and sashimi. Everything we tried was amazing: "Sear it yourself" Wagyu beef with yuzu, koshu and ponzu; Seared lobster with enoki mushroom, sauteed spinach, and creamy ponzu; Yaki tako: Baby octopus 🐙 with yuzu, Asian pear, watermelon radish, and mixed greens; Kabocha: Japanese winter squash tempura with kaeshi: Flash fried panko oysters with Tonkatsu sauce and mustard; and delicious Fresh water eel roll with spicy tuna, masago, kabayaki sauce, avacado, jalapeno, and pickled ginger. I discovered this place through OpenTable website and making the reservation and modification was really easy. I got a confirmation call within an hour after making the reservation. Had an amazing dinner, went on my husband's birthday and the staff and service was really good, they made the occasion really special. Sushiko offers a complimentary Banana Tempura with ice cream for birthdays, and I mentioned that in my special request to come with a candle. Our waitress offered to take pictures of us to remember the celebration. The hostess offered parking validation through a ticket, when I forgot my parking pass in the car. It was an amazing experience. When I go next time, I will try the soft shell crab, shrimp tempura and seared sea scallops. I will also love to experience various courses at 'Kobo' when Chef Peter Thanks comes back from his...

Updated after our recent Omakase: We recently had our first omakase at Sushiko (they recently brought it back). What a joyous favorable treat. We’re no experts in omakase but it felt like a modern take on flavors. The fish were all magnificent, and melted in your mouth. The variety was superb. What stood out the most is the flavor combinations the chef integrated into each dish. Some were extravagant while others subtle and silky. Each one an adventure. Highly recommend it. The only down side is an uncontrollable denominator which is the noise. The restaurant gets busy so the background noise of people talking can inhibit some of the experience of the beauty. We really appreciated that it was a omakase for four. And the chef and wait staff were amazing as they always are at sushiko.

Regular dining: We are frequent consumers, and have enjoyed every dish we have eaten. The fish is fresh. If you get the regular sushi, itMs good quality but what we adore about this place is their creativity and variety of fish. Not all sushi/sashimi is the same, experiment while at this place cause you can. The wait staff have excellent recommendations. Some dishes are better eaten at the restaurant and don’t do well taken out such as the tempura and some of the raw fish appetizers (mostly cause the plating is such a part of the experience). The rolls can be really small for the price but we don’t often...

I stopped in after work and was seated at a table for 4 on the patio. When I arrived the restaurant had just opened and there were no other customers. When I sat down a person who I now know to be the executive chef came out and instructed the host to move me to a table with 2 chairs, closer to the sidewalk and parked cars. I told him I would prefer to stay where I was. He insisted I move saying they would get busy. I insisted I stay. After a few exchanges he walked away. I almost got up to leave but the host was wonderful and gave me a great lesson on sake so I stayed. During my visit one other customer came. He was later joined by his wife but guess what? They were seated at a 4 seater table. When I finished my meal I was heading inside to voice my displeasure with how my visit started when Mr. Tjan met me at the door. As I began to share how the exchange made me feel he cut me off and apologized but said that's the policy of the restaurant. I again tried to explain how the other customers were seated at a 4 seater when he interrupted me again with the same explanation. The exchange really infuriated me even more and I didn't really feel I was given a sincere apology. I went to another store to shop and when I passed the patio after almost 2 hours it was STILL EMPTY. Maybe others are of the same mindset as me. I will...