Great sushi. That's what its all about and, if you're willing to pay for it, it's the only thing worth going here for.
The place was hard to find for a first timer. Its in the Copley Plaza Mall but not listed anywhere on the mall directory (however my date, a regular Boston sherpa, guided the way).
The service was practically non-existent save for the attentive busboy who constantly filled our water glasses. Once our food was put in front of us our waitress "s'Kieru'd." Even when we were clearly done and ready for our check she was no where to be seen. I actually had to ask the busboy if he could get the check.
The music they played was confusingly eclectic. At first it was some great 70's classic rock that had me bobbing my head, but as the night progressed they did a 180 to some light classical stuff. That left me.... scratching my head.
All that aside we came here for good sushi and got great sushi.
We started with the edamame...salted soybeans...m'eh. They were somewhat appetizing however. When it comes to sushi (and food in general really) i prefer a combination of textures. For that reason their spicy tuna is tops. Prepared with cucumber, spicy aioli, a sweet potato crisp, and cho-jung sauce it was symphony of texture and flavor for my pallett. Secondly, we had the very good and very well presented spicy scallop dish with scallions. The long stems shooting out the top, while also eye-appealing, provided plenty of veggie crunch to off-set the soft mollusk. We also had the oyster dish, which was rather squishy and textually not my thing, but hey, they're oysters...so they tasted great. Finally we ordered something called Mysai on Fire (not sure if i'm spelling it right). This is served with almond slices, adding just the right amount of crispiness that i thought balanced the dish very well in flavor as well as texture. The spicy sauce for this dish is served over the sushi as opposed to underneath and more generous in its amount. Each spicy sauce had its own unique flavor as well. From the cinnamony tuna dish to the the more tangy Mysai dish each came at the pallett in its delectable own way. Truth be told, with all the spicy-ness, it was a puzzle figuring out which dish was what at first and i think my date and i still disagree (i'm right).
So if you're willing to get lost, be ignored, and get seasick from the various musical tide-changes to enjoy some great sushi...this is the place for you.
The place was hard to find for a first timer. Its in the Copley Plaza Mall but not listed anywhere on the mall directory (however my date, a regular Boston sherpa, guided the way).
The service was practically non-existent save for the attentive busboy who constantly filled our water glasses. Once our food was put in front of us our waitress "s'Kieru'd." Even when we were clearly done and ready for our check she was no where to be seen. I actually had to ask the busboy if he could get the check.
The music they played was confusingly eclectic. At first it was some great 70's classic rock that had me bobbing my head, but as the night progressed they did a 180 to some light classical stuff. That left me.... scratching my head.
All that aside we came here for good sushi and got great sushi.
We started with the edamame...salted soybeans...m'eh. They were somewhat appetizing however. When it comes to sushi (and food in general really) i prefer a combination of textures. For that reason their spicy tuna is tops. Prepared with cucumber, spicy aioli, a sweet potato crisp, and cho-jung sauce it was symphony of texture and flavor for my pallett. Secondly, we had the very good and very well presented spicy scallop dish with scallions. The long stems shooting out the top, while also eye-appealing, provided plenty of veggie crunch to off-set the soft mollusk. We also had the oyster dish, which was rather squishy and textually not my thing, but hey, they're oysters...so they tasted great. Finally we ordered something called Mysai on Fire (not sure if i'm spelling it right). This is served with almond slices, adding just the right amount of crispiness that i thought balanced the dish very well in flavor as well as texture. The spicy sauce for this dish is served over the sushi as opposed to underneath and more generous in its amount. Each spicy sauce had its own unique flavor as well. From the cinnamony tuna dish to the the more tangy Mysai dish each came at the pallett in its delectable own way. Truth be told, with all the spicy-ness, it was a puzzle figuring out which dish was what at first and i think my date and i still disagree (i'm right).
So if you're willing to get lost, be ignored, and get seasick from the various musical tide-changes to enjoy some great sushi...this is the place for you.
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