Lucy M.
Yelp
After following the beginning of their online journey on Instagram late last year, I finally got the chance to dine at Sushi Kozy with my husband and two friends last night - what a decadent mid-week meal it was! We all had an amazing time and the three hour dinner flew by.
We arrived a bit late because of traffic and my husband walked in even later after circling for parking, but the host was super gracious and quickly sat us at the sushi bar. Chef Scott took great care of us throughout the night and the rest of the staff were all incredibly attentive without being obtrusive; it's a difficult line to walk sometimes! My husband and I ordered hot tea and our friends got a bottle of the Copenhagen Sparkling Tea (which was actually amazing - I'd never had sparkling tea before and will be looking out for it in the future) for the table.
Once our full party was complete, our main server went through the day's menu options. After some decision making, my husband and I added on the off menu item of the evening (a Hokkaido hairy crab dish) and decided to do one each of the land and sea tastings. The full menu is in my photos so I won't cover every single one, but some of my favorites of the night were, in order of presentation, the hotate pineapple tart (the tart shell made entirely of pineapple was amazing), the tako kushi (perfect char paired with perfect pickling technique), the madai otsukuri (so light and herbal and texturally interesting), one of the most buttery pieces of akami I've ever had!!, the uni & anago nigiri, the halibut (wonderfully flaky, paired so well with the curry), the temaki (very impressed by how crisp the nori shell stayed, and how the truffle didn't overwhelm), the green tea sorbet (such a great light finish), and the mochi donut (loved the savory flavor from the foie gras filling). Even the dishes I didn't like quite as much were all thoughtfully put together. Sushi rice was delicious in both flavor and texture and Chef Scott did a wonderful job putting each piece together, perfect fish & rice & wasabi ratio. At no point in the flow of the evening did I feel like I was getting too much of one particular flavor or too much or little richness; the entire dinner was incredibly well-balanced and we were all comfortably full by the end of the night. Also appreciated the two gifts from the kitchen/chef we got - the strawberry shot was a delightful palate cleanser after the land/sea tastings and the additional piece of sea perch nigiri was lovely.
I think my only tiny quibbles were that at some moments of the evening, things did start to feel a little dragged out; this was most apparent after the last nigiri course and before the land/sea tastings. I did appreciate the breath before the next beat of the meal but 20 minutes still feels a little long. And then the other thing is more of a personal preference and something that can be played with in the future as the menu evolves -- I think I might have enjoyed a little more interspersing of the nigiri with the non-nigiri throughout the evening, just for more contrast. I understand why the current flow is set up the way that it is, but breaking up the nigiri with smaller kitchen dishes in between might make the menu feel a bit more dynamic?
Otherwise, though, we had a very enjoyable meal at Sushi Kozy and I would recommend it to anyone looking to experience a fancy night out! The interior was super nice and we loved sitting at the sushi bar and getting to see a bunch of the dishes get constructed. Parking is validated and our server kindly informed us how to get out if our ticket was too scratched, which ended up being helpful since the reader couldn't take it. Menus change every quarter or so, so there's always something new to experience!