The Sushi Thread

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Do people really eat sashimi with their hands?

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I have never seen this in a restaurant. Bear Grylls did it during the Alaska episode.

Unless I missed it, the references in this thread are to eating nigiri with your hands.

[El Diablo]

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"I don't know of any place that does omakase"

At many places that don't have set price offical omakases on the menu, if you sit at the sushi bar you can have the sushi chefs just hook you up, either giving them price guidance or not.

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oT,

"I don't know of any place that does omakase"

At many places that don't have set price offical omakases on the menu, if you sit at the sushi bar you can have the sushi chefs just hook you up, either giving them price guidance or not.

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I may have to give that a shot, though still not in SJ.

All,

Our place in SF has an item called "Firecracker". This is probably a pretty ubiquitous name, so here, it's a shiso leaf topped with chopped tuna, spicy mayonnaise and topped with a little bit of tobiko and seaweed salad. If your local has something like this, I highly recommend it as an entry dish.

I've even started making these at home...they're fun and very tasty!

[DrNo888]

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Tonight I went out for sushi at a new place and sat at the bar as usual and talked with the chefs a bit, but they gave me a bunch of extra dishes in addition to my sashimi dinner. Some kind of deep fried fish, some deep fried salmon skin, and a few other things I was totally unfamiliar with. They just prepared a little extra of whatever they were making for other tables- I'll definitely be going back to this place.

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I used to do this at Midori's on El Camino in Sunnyvale. The chef would tell the waitress to bring us all kinds of freebies. Even beer! Too bad he moved to LA. Or maybe he got fired for giving away all the free food. I've only been back once since he left and they have amateurs making sushi now.

[Insp. Clue!So?]

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This video should address some of the concerns of you sushi newbies:

http://www.jumpingpixels.com/sushibehavior.html

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This was a satire, btw. Well, I thought it was funny anyway.

[Los Feliz Slim]

Based on the suggestions in this thread, this evening the wife and I tried SusgiGo55. Safely among the best sushi I've ever had, if not the best. We had salmon, mackeral, wild salmon, snapper, unagi, broiled eggplant, and albacore. Everything was kickass (especially the salmon). Saw them prepare spicy tuna, looking forward to having that, scallop, toro, and maybe some other rolls next time.

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[Aloysius]

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Based on the suggestions in this thread, this evening the wife and I tried SusgiGo55. Safely among the best sushi I've ever had, if not the best. We had salmon, mackeral, wild salmon, snapper, unagi, broiled eggplant, and albacore. Everything was kickass (especially the salmon). Saw them prepare spicy tuna, looking forward to having that, scallop, toro, and maybe some other rolls next time.

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LF Slim - I was actually going to go with 3 friends tonight! It was a last minute decision though, and when we called around 8pm they told us no seats, so we went to Sushi Gen instead [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] But good to hear you and the wife enjoyed it!

-Al

[Insp. Clue!So?]

I've always enjoyed Sushi-go 55 as a better, cheaper alternative to Sushi Gen (which often has a long line). Also, they used to sell gift certificates at a 10% discount over by the cashier but it seems this practice has been discontinued. Easy parking for downtown, too.

Trivia note: I'm told it's named after the ballplayer, number 55 (name escapes).

[Acein8ter]

Here is a typical Chirashi bowl. Pretty good grinds for the $$$ if you can find the right place. Instead of paying $25+ for sushi, you can usually get one of these for $15-$20.

[oneeye13]

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I go with cold unfiltered sake and I'm very happy with it.

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i like this too