The first omakase restaurant in Staten Island, which is such a wonderful delight! All the staff were very friendly, kind, and fun to talk to; they speak both English and Cantonese, perhaps even other dialedte as well. The dining counter only seats 8, and they...
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The first omakase restaurant in Staten Island, which is such a wonderful delight! All the staff were very friendly, kind, and fun to talk to; they speak both English and Cantonese, perhaps even other dialedte as well. The dining counter only seats 8, and they have three separate seating time, which are 4pm, 6pm, and 8pm. The chefs put a lot of effort into constructing each course, and the ingredients are definitely very fresh, which is relatively comparable to the amazing quality of fish in Japan.For 16 courses, the $118 price tag is definitely reasonable. They come with quite a bit of starter dishes, and my favorite is definitely the yuzu abalone jelly, the crispy toro tartare, and surprisingly, the wakame soup, which is reminiscent of the broth used to make oden! They were all displayed in beautiful ceramics and it was very aesthetically pleasing! For the main, my favorites were the shima aji, which comes with pickled wasabi and sweet soy sauce; the hotate that comes with yuzu jelly and wasabi sea salt, the kanpanchi with its flavorful condiment, and of course the Miyazaki A5 wagyu beef with uni on top!Since they're brand new, there's definitely room for improvement. For example, a few courses came out a bit under seasoned, such as the madai, botan ebi, king salmon, bluefin tuna and bluefin otoro, all of which could've been enhanced with simply a drop or two of their sweet soy sauce to enhance its amazing freshness even more. It's a simple fix and I'm sure they'll only continue to improve! Definitely a very pleasant experience!Thank you Wilson and everyone else for taking such good care of us; would've loved to converse with you more but you were unfortunately preoccupied by another diner, so perhaps next time.Thank you for reading and best of luck! (: