Quentina W.
Yelp
Came here for the omakase experience on May 24th! Be prepared for a length review, but I promise it will be really detailed!!
Restaurant: located in Santa Monica, able to find street parking right away in the neighborhood area!
When you first go in, there is a host to greet you and seat you. The ambiance and vibe here is semi-casual/casual, but it can also be really intimidate!
Food/experience: Honestly the best omakase experience I've ever had. Everyone is so professional and honestly giving the sushi chefs the biggest shoutouts! We started off with about 5 appetizers before moving onto the fish.
Each dish is made with great detail and garnishing. My favorite appetizer was the fish with tomatoes and freshly shaven white truffle. The citrusy touch to it was super refreshing, which I really liked.
While you are getting served for the appetizers, the sushi chef is cutting and peeling for the sushi slices in front of you.
Sushi: When we started onto the nigiri courses, we used our hands (this is what they do in Japan traditionally, NOT with chopsticks) and were also given a towel to clean our fingertips in between. As well as ginger slices to cleanse your palette. It was so good that I didn't even bother to take pictures because I wanted to show respect to the chefs instead of "camera eats first" attitude.
For each of the sushi, the chef used their house made soy sauce. It has a sweet, but still savory taste to it.
My personal favorite was the blue fin tuna.
Towards the end of the meal, we were given miso soup to finish off.
As for desserts, we were given these super juicy and sweet strawberries. And because we can here to celebrate our anniversary, they gave us a slice of the matcha cheesecake. I'm unsure if that was made in house, but that was the BEST matcha cheesecake I've ever had.
It was so creamy, almost like ice cream. You can also taste the matcha really well and not overly strong.
Service: The service was superb! They check up on you consistently and always folded your napkin cloth every time you leave.
Restroom: Yes.. I know I know why are you even reviewing the restrooms.. but I want to let everyone know what to expect! They have your Japanese boujee toilets- where it is automatic and the seat is warm! I really liked this because I don't like cold toilet seats! However, I'm not sure if it's because the other customers (caucasians) don't know how to use it, but they don't know how to flush! So expect walking in with someone else's urine in the bowl ._.
But don't worry, there is a flush button. It is located on the controller on the side that was the swirl button! Just press it and you'll be good to go!!
I highly recommend this place for anybody that is celebrating a birthday or anniversary for an intimate experience!! I will definitely be back