Momoyama 桃山

15 of the Best Sushi and Omakase Restaurants in Orange County | Eater LA

"Chef Taiki Kuramoto is always looking to dispel the notion that every sushi chef needs to also be a stoic. The likeable winner of Hulu’s Best in Dough cooking competition show managed to take down two pizzaiolos with his sashimi pizza, and he spends most nights keeping diners entertained at the counter with his lunch and dinner omakases. Nigiri can include sea bream, shima aji (striped jack), toro, baby octopus, and sea perch, but Kuramoto is at his best when he veers into Edomae-style omakase that plays wonderfully high-low: think “sliders” of panko-crusted Hokkaido scallop sandwiching fresh uni and lobster." - Jenn Tanaka