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😍 5/5 - Transport Yourself to the Ginza District in Japan
By 👻 @princeofpinot, 06/10/2018 3:00 am
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Let me preface my review by revealing that I am an older Caucasian who has never really mastered chopsticks. That said, I have close neighbor friends who are from Taiwan, one of whom speaks Japanese, and for the last 40 years, they have taken me to every notable sushi restaurant in Southern California. I can remember the days before sushi was popular and was inexpensive, and when real crab showed up in California rolls and bluefin tuna was easy to find and cheap.
Getting a reservation at this small popular restaurant is a challenge, to say the least. Do not even think about trying to show up without a reservation. You must call between 10 and 10:30 am up to a week ahead of time for lunch and between 5:00 and 5:30 a week ahead of time for dinner. The line is always busy when you try to call so say your prayers ahead of time and you just might get through. That said, this restaurant is worth the trouble. Closed Sun and Mon.
Ohshima is a tiny restaurant in a nondescript strip mall on Tustin Ave set back from the street. Look for Darya Restaurant nearby that is on the street and in the same mall. Plenty of parking.
Show up on time or you will not be accommodated. Your reservation (at least ours for a party of 4 on a Sat night) was 2 hours and you and your party are expected to leave at the 2-hour mark. There are only 2 tables for 4 and about 5 tables for 2. The sushi bar seats about 10 people and can only be reserved for parties of 2.
4 sushi chefs, younger and older, work the sushi bar. Inside the restaurant is quite dark and somewhat noisy. The chefs are all business and you will not receive a corny welcome in Japanese. The environment feels like a tiny sushi restaurant in the Ginza District of Japan and you can imagine yourself dining on sushi with Anthony Bourdain, bless his soul.
Sit at the sushi bar if you want sushi only and omakase as none of the cold and hot dishes is served at the bar. At the tables, you can choose from an extensive assortment of outstanding dishes as well as sushi. You must ask for soy sauce but you definitely don't want to or need it. Service is all business, but polite, and fast.
Everything we ordered was oishii. Foie gras salad, foie gras nigiri, cherry salmon nigiri (the best sushi I have ever had), black cod nigiri, shrimp tempura, calamari tempura, garlic edamame, uni spaghetti, beef tongue and a steamed shitake mushroom custard (Chawanmushi) that has no English name but is so delicious you will want to order two. It is said that the quality of this custard is a sign of excellence in a Japanese restaurant and this restaurant's version was top notch. I am told that the pork belly and lamb chop with miso is to die for also. Forego rolls as they will just fill you up with rice carbs.
All in all, this was one of my most memorable experiences dining at a sushi restaurant over the past 40 years. Despite the hassle of securing a reservation, I will return again soon.
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