Sushi Katsuei
Sushi restaurant · Park Slope
210 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Highlights
Fresh fish flown from Tokyo, offering acclaimed omakase sushi experiences
Fresh fish flown from Tokyo, offering acclaimed omakase sushi experiences
"Let’s keep this simple: Sushi Katsuei serves the best sushi in Brooklyn. It’s also one of very few places in the city you can get a legit omakase experience for under $50. For the most part, we could probably leave the review at that SparkNotes version: best sushi in the borough, at a price that won’t make you broke. But for those completists among you who actually read all of Crime And Punishment in school and still watch Grey’s Anatomy because you are NOT a quitter, here are the brief but unabridged details. Sushi Katsuei is a pretty nondescript-looking sushi restaurant in Park Slope - white walls, carpeted floor, plain wood tables. It’s not a divey hole in the wall, but it’s also not the library-type setting of super serious Midtown sushi places. So on the surface, it’s nothing too notable. What is notable, however, is the $45 omakase, which comes with 9 pieces of sushi and a toro handroll. It’s not cheap, so it’s hard to call it a “deal,” but it’s just as good as, if not better than many places that charge twice as much for roughly the same thing. Katsuei is basically the Brooklyn version of Sushi Dojo, which also serves a $45 omakase, but in the East Village. If we had to pick between the two? We’d hit up whichever is closer to your current location. Neither one is the kind of place you’d travel halfway across the world for, but both are definitely worth a few subway stops. If you’re still reading, you know what to do. If you just skipped to the end, the summary still stands: best fancy sushi in Brooklyn. RESERVE A TABLE Food Rundown Daikon Salad The omakase is satisfying, but you’ll have room for an appetizer. Try the daikon salad, which comes with slivers of pickled daikon and some other little crunchy things. Agedashi Tofu Another strong appetizer move. Fried bits of tofu that are soft on the inside, sitting in a light broth. Omakase A nine-piece chef’s choice sushi order, plus a perfect toro handroll. The nigiri pieces aren’t topped with crazy things like truffle oil and quail eggs like they might be at a place like Sushi Of Gari, but they’re not plain either - expect some light seasonings and sauces on top of your pieces. It’s a mix of your usual raw fatty tuna, salmon, yellowtail, and sea urchin, as well as some more unusual pieces like scored squid." - Hillary Reinsberg
"Sushi Katsuei has some of the best sushi in Brooklyn, and their excellent nine-piece omakase is a great deal. But they also have an extensive à la carte menu as well as a $38 "sushi deluxe," which means you can get in and out with a quality meal for less money. If you aren’t in Brooklyn, there’s a second location in the West Village." - bryan kim, neha talreja, carlo mantuano, sonal shah
"You might know Sushi Katsuei as a great option for a sub-$100 omakase, but for a night when you can’t possibly change out of your pajamas, it’s worth knowing that they do takeout at both their West Village and Park Slope locations as well. We tend to opt for the rolls, which travel excellently, like the spicy scallop, and the fatty tuna scallion roll that tastes so fresh you might briefly feel like you should be eating it in real clothes in a real restaurant. But no, stop—you deserve this." - bryan kim, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah
"Sushi Katsuei is a pretty nondescript-looking sushi restaurant in Park Slope—white walls, carpeted floor, plain wood tables. They also serve the best sushi in the area, and the prices are pretty reasonable (at least for quality sushi). The basic omakase starts at $60, and that's what you should order, but there are also some pricier versions, in addition to plenty of a la carte options. Expect things like sardine, ocean trout, and various types of clam." - willa moore, neha talreja, will hartman
"You’ll have one of the best sushi experiences in the city at Sushi Katsuei. And since their Park Slope location offers omakase dinners outside, this is exactly where you should head when you want to eat top-quality raw fish under a nice umbrella. At around $70, their omakase experience is slightly less expensive than what you’ll find at some of the higher-end sushi spots. So, if you live in Brooklyn, this is where you should go for fancy sushi." - nikko duren
