Omakase sushi in Las Vegas....calling JJ & fellow Buckeyes.

[Tom]

Disclaimer for those that don't eat other cuisines.  This is for portion of the forum that appreciates other cuisines. 

This on sushi omakase style.  You pay a set price and let the Chef decide what to make and how much to make based on his impression of you.  Pricey but very fresh.    Scroll down to the video.  John Henry, Terry & Maggie Whitaker would appreciate it too.  The Chef is the father of my son's girl friend.  Just so you guys know the connection.

https://www.yuisushi.com/

[Lannis]

Disclaimer for those that don't eat other cuisines.  This is for portion of the forum that appreciates other cuisines. 

This on sushi omakase style.  You pay a set price and let the Chef decide what to make and how much to make based on his impression of you.  Pricey but very fresh.    Scroll down to the video.  John Henry, Terry & Maggie Whitaker would appreciate it too.  The Chef is the father of my son's girl friend.  Just so you guys know the connection.

https://www.yuisushi.com/

I've often gone into a local restaurant and asked for whatever the chef was particularly happy with today, or whatever was the most popular dish locally, and prepare to be surprised.

But how would a chef in a sushi place get an "impression" of me that would tell him what kind of meal to prepare?  Is there some sort of questionnaire?   Does he yell at me and see how I react?   And how would that indicate to him what to prepare for me?

"NO SUSHI FOR YOU!!"

Lannis

[Tom]

The last omakase style that I went to was called "Trust me.)  $300 for 4 of us.    That was about 20 years ago.  The Chef made a dish as a trial to see if we like it then picked fish and style of preparation from there.  He also would explain the next dish and wait for a reaction.  That's the best I can do for an explanation.     The meal was pretty good and fresh.  Maybe JJ can jump it since he traveled on a business expense account. 

[Lannis]

The last omakase style that I went to was called "Trust me.)  $300 for 4 of us.    That was about 20 years ago.  The Chef made a dish as a trial to see if we like it then picked fish and style of preparation from there.  He also would explain the next dish and wait for a reaction.  That's the best I can do for an explanation.     The meal was pretty good and fresh.  Maybe JJ can jump it since he traveled on a business expense account. 

Well, I guess the "trial" tasting would work, and if you're paying $75 each in 1995, you're already Trusting the chef quite a bit.

And I don't each much sushi, although I've got nothing against it, but considering that raw seafood is a major component, I'd say that "Fresh" is the ONLY option that will keep you out of the hospital!

I hope your son's in-law's place does well!   Restaurants can be some of the hardest-to-figure-out-the-market businesses to be in.

Lannis

[Tom]

Until the - hit Las Vegas, he was doing well.  Don't know about now.  The vid is interesting.  My guess is that if the both of us was to sit down at the same time your dishes would be prepared a little different from mine.  Yours would be maybe leaning more towards Western tastes with portions a little larger.  Maybe stronger flavors/tastes even though made with the same ingredients. 

[Turin]

Looks delicious but would be wasted on the likes of me. I can put away a shashimi boat all by myself 

[Zoom Zoom]

Jan does much better with mystery than I do, but that would be fun and interesting. Likely revealing something someone didn't even know they like.

John Henry

[ccoli]

Not sure anything would top the Poke that your wife treated us to while we waited for you to join us. Right there at the docks in Kona where the fishing boats were arriving with the days catch of Ahi.

[Turin]

The Poke Shack ? Delicious !

[Tom]

Quick poke recipe.  Best with fresh fish.  Ahi is the best.  Swordfish, Salmon and others work.  It's actually more like a ceviche.  You could use frozen.  Defrost fish.  You can use shrimp and/or scallops.  Cut to size.  The lime/lemon juice will chemically cook the seafood. 

1)  Fish cut into bite sizes 1/2"x1/2" cubes.
2)  Tomato cut to same size.  Amount to match fish.
3)  Celery if wanted.  Amount to match fish.
4)  Chopped peanuts.  Handful will work.
5)  Red chili flakes to taste or black pepper.
6)  Juice of one lime or lemon.
7)  Soy sauce to taste.

Have some beer readily available.    

Add ingredients together in a bowl & mix. 

[Lannis]

Quick poke recipe.  Best with fresh fish.  Ahi is the best.  Swordfish, Salmon and others work.  It's actually more like a ceviche.  You could use frozen.  Defrost fish.  You can use shrimp and/or scallops.  Cut to size.  The lime/lemon juice will chemically cook the seafood. 

1)  Fish cut into bite sizes 1/2"x1/2" cubes.
2)  Tomato cut to same size.  Amount to match fish.
3)  Celery if wanted.  Amount to match fish.
4)  Chopped peanuts.  Handful will work.
5)  Red chili flakes to taste or black pepper.
6)  Juice of one lime or lemon.
7)  Soy sauce to taste.

Have some beer readily available.    

Add ingredients together in a bowl & mix.

Tony Jo White did a song about that, as I remember .... ?

Lannis

[Shorty]

Johnny English and sushi:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3Y6B_UKam0

[Tom]

Uni works better with lemon juice on it followed by a swig of sake.

[Lannis]

Uni works better with lemon juice on it followed by a swig of sake.

That sounds suspiciously like trying to mask something nasty and then trying to wash the taste out of your mouth .... !   

Were people really hungry enough once to eat that for the first time?   We did it with oysters, which don't look like they're for human consumption, so I suppose so ...   

Lannis

[Guzzi Gal]

Uni, not my fave.  The texture of urchin gonads just isn't for me.

[Tom]

I have to admit there's a lot that I would hesitate to eat.  Most of it has to do with offal.  A no for brains.     Natto beans would be something I'd pass on. 

[mrverveus]

Thanks for the recommendation.  Will try if they are still around the next time I get out to Vegas.  Raku is an Izakaya in roughly the same vicinity that is most excellent.  Monta Ramen is also in that same small strip mall and it is really good as well.

One can drop by Eurocycle Las Vegas before dinner time to kick some tires (roughly 2-3 miles away).  I went there last year and they were quite friendly and had a good inventory of Guzzis to look at.

[JJ]

Disclaimer for those that don't eat other cuisines.  This is for portion of the forum that appreciates other cuisines. 

This on sushi omakase style.  You pay a set price and let the Chef decide what to make and how much to make based on his impression of you.  Pricey but very fresh.    Scroll down to the video.  John Henry, Terry & Maggie Whitaker would appreciate it too.  The Chef is the father of my son's girl friend.  Just so you guys know the connection.

https://www.yuisushi.com/

Thanks Tom, for the invitation, but I will not be going to Vegas until all this insanity is over...

Sadly, that also means the upcoming MECUM vintage auction in Jan. 2021...

The best and freshest Sushi and Sashimi I have ever experienced, of course, was during my 25+ years of business travel all over Japan...   I would like to return there again someday...before I die...

[Tom]

Izakaya is more my speed or ramen.  Omakase is more than I want to afford.  I really like yakitori but hard to find a restaurant specializing in that.  The last one in Honolulu shut down when the owner/cook retired.