Vanbrosia: Octopus Garden

Monday, November 10, 2014

Octopus Garden

November 10, 2014

Tamago nigiri - 3

J's comment > ... and Sada-san's back in the game! Excellent sushi tonight, much much better than last visit's; tamago was flavorful and oh-so-soft and spongy! Could use a smidgen more rice, but the egg was really spectacular

Bluefin tuna Chu-toro - 2+

J's comment > well marbled fish, very tender, had a smidgen of tendon but not a trace of fishiness

Kagoshima wagyu nigiri - 2+

J's comment > beef extremely tender and flavorful, not as buttery as past experiences, but still pretty darn good

Shiitake mushroom tempura nigiri - 2+

J's comment > perfectly thinly crisped shiitake yet juicy and moist; loved the touch of sauce that just completed this nigiri perfectly

Dobin mushi - 2+

J's comment > even better than last visit's; very mild and light flavored mushroom / fish soup; just the slightest bit too salty but still good

Avocado Maki - 2

J's comment > not bad; the perfect palate cleanser in between some of the richer flavored items, eg. the chutoro and wagyu; creamy and ripe avocado

"Fish and Chips" - 2

J's comment > not bad; excellent tempura fry on both the yam and the halibut; yam was good, very soft; halibut unfortunately dry, as feared from prev halibut fish and chips experiences (hint, always get cod when doing fish and chips); we advised Sada san exactly this when asked what we though and he graciously took this off our bill