Tim L.
Yelp
I'm disappointed in myself that I waited so long before I reviewed Ohisama.
I'm going to leave experience aside this time: The vocal and irritable couple next to use really didn't help the situation, neither did communication breakdown with the waitress. But these are things I'm happy to overlook for the sake of food.
Let's deal with the food: We ordered the Omakase A which was 8 pieces of sashimi, 7 pieces of nigiri (or gunkan) and 6 rolls and also a mini chirashi. As you may know from previous review, the biggest pet peeve I have when it comes to sushi is bad rice. Not to worry, the rice here is perfectly cooked and seasoned. This automatically makes everything better. The omakase and chirashi was handed over to me from the other side of the sushi counter. The rice was sticky, but singularly defined, it had just enough seasoning to bring out the taste of the rice and not the vinegar, sugar or salt.
I wasn't told what I was eating when the omakase was handed to me, but each piece looked absolutely exquisite. The white fish sashimi was unlike any other that I tasted, where most were spongy and "fishy" (the bad kind), this was still fishy but had a distinct, almost buttery flavour to it. I moved along the nigiri steadily, and all where incredible, the fish and the workmanship is second to none here. What really stole the show was the seared fatty tuna / otoro. It was so good, I had to order it again despite it's off-putting appearance..
This place is what I've been looking for - beautiful, delicious and fresh sushi at a reasonable price. It's a shame my greedy self wouldn't let me stop. I will be back shortly. Please don't book when I'm trying to. Finders keepers.