Hamachi Sushi Bar

I am so confused right now because I spent a long time thoroughly reading reviews and looking at photos before I ordered from here. I hadn’t eaten here before, and my go-to places (Takashi, Sapa, Kyoto) were all closed or unavailable. I know I have high standards when it comes to sushi, but this was beyond that. The food was horribly disappointing.

My 15-piece sashimi combo was an absolute disgrace. It smelled fishy, looked weird and there were specks of random out-of-place things that suggested the fish wasn’t rinsed or stored/handled separately. The salmon almost made me gag, and it has this weird pink/red oily substance underneath it that got on the other surrounding pieces of fish, making them all taste gross and fishy. Oh and I was also very confused as to why the chef chose the types of fish that I received. It felt like they gave me the ones that they needed to get rid of because they were going bad or something. Just so disappointing! I tried each one once, and then my husband did the same. I included a photo of the sashimi that was leftover (we obviously didn’t eat the rest)

The yakisoba was also gross. I had one bite and threw it away. I don’t know how you mess up yakisoba, but it tasted like one of those cheap $1 microwaveable noodle bowls you can get at the grocery store. I order chow mein and yakisoba from restaurants all the time, and this is the very first time I have ever disliked it.

The miso soup and cucumber salad were decent. No complaints, but it also wasn’t memorable.

The spicy tuna maki was pretty bland. Slightly fishy, not very spicy at all, but my husband didn’t mind it.

The spicy scallop maki was actually pretty delicious (unfortunately the only thing I liked in my entire $100 order). But this definitely did not make up for the epic disappointment of the overall order.

I don’t usually post reviews unless I feel like it’s something that needs to be said. All the raving reviews are hugely misleading if you are someone with high sushi standards. In my opinion, you can judge a sushi restaurant by the quality of its sashimi, especially if it’s a chef’s choice 15-piece platter! I legitimately do not understand why this place has good reviews. I am just beyond disappointed and actually kind of mad that I just wasted a ton of my time and money here.

And now, of course, 2 hours after this all happened, my stomach is starting to hurt 😭