Sogo Sushi — Restaurant in Town of Coxsackie

This incredibly tiny restaurant - four seats at the sushi bar (photo), and only another dozen at tables - sort of feels out of place. "It's in the strip mall, the one next to the traffic light." Yeah, the location is kind of remote. On the other hand, I somehow got the impression that the product they are preparing for the locals is far more than West Coxsackie would normally expect.

I stopped in for an early weekend dinner to find an an empty restaurant, with the staff preparing plenty of to-go orders. A single host/server escorted me to the small sushi bar where I was greeted by the single chef - I didn't see any other employees. A decor filled with what seems to be Japanese-kitsch is accented with inexpensive waribashi, paper napkins and laminated place mats decorated by beer sponsors - at least, no obnoxious television. Scanning through the text-only menu, I noticed quail egg yolk available as an addition to any fish roe gunkanmaki.

This might work out after all. So I ordered a pleasant soup, and a couple of maki and a handful of nigiri, which were all delivered quickly and politely.

The confident plating was very simple, with no decoration at all, although the maki seemed a little small (photo). The rice itself was well seasoned, and the not-really-spicy salmon maki did contain larger chunks of salmon, which I always prefer over the minced paste some chefs offer up. For the nigiri, I decided to have the tasty ikura / uzuri-tamago cholesterol explosion (not the real name), along with an enjoyable hotate.

I was pleased, although I found the prices pretty high. I will try to make it back...

Coxsackie is a bit old-school and monotonous when it comes to restaurant choices, and since Mambo Burrito closed I haven't had much reason to visit the strip malls on 9W. I now have a reason! I stopped in yesterday for two rolls and went back today.

Sogo has a varied menu and friendly staff- and they make fried rolls like I enjoyed in California before moving to the waste-land of upstate New York! I also had the seaweed salad, and look forward to getting a bento box and udon noodles in the near future. Prices are very reasonable for the quality, and the interior is beautifully decorated. If you need to use the laundromat, it is an EXCELLENT alternative to the yicky Subway next door. Five stars- maybe 2014 has indeed come to...

best sushi place ever the owners are so lovable and are the main chief and sushi chief (the husband) and waiter/buser/ register (wife). i have shellfish allergy so i have to be cautions but from day one he directed me straight to only seafood or veggie rolls and if i or my mom tells him a roll even with order out and i am not there he asks "is this for the little one?" if it has shellfish in it without even being prompted. we go whenever we have the money for it which i am sad to say is stretched thin on our part so we can't go as often as we would like. been coming here sense they opened i would give them 10 stars if...