My friend and I came here for pre-Christmas dinner and had a great experience! The quality of food was really on point, especially taking into consideration the price compared to other omakase places in the Bay Area. We particularly enjoyed the second sushi course, with the Japanese flatfish, kanpachi, barracuda and toro. Every bite was so fresh and flavorful! We also loved the persimmon as dessert! read more

Delage - Japanese Near Me - Oakland, California

I came here for dinner the other day and I enjoyed it. I will come back here soon. Most omakase places in the city changed he $100-120 ish but this place is $65/person. It's cheaper than most places but you get decent amount of food here. I'm not going to lie but they kind of lack in variety. For example, upper scale omakase places typically serve uni, fatty tuna and Wagyu sushi and they use more fancy ingredients such as oysters, Ikura, Ankimo etc.... But they don't give you any of that. They served one piece of medium fatty tuna and that was it. They were good but I would have liked to see more variety in ingredients they use. One of the waitresses seems to need some training on what's on the menu. My waitress kept messing up not only pronunciation of the items on the menu but the name of the fish they were serving. It is kind of upper scale sushi place than just regular cheap sushi restaurants so she should def know those things. Different story if omakase was only like $20-30 but if they want to charge $65 then servers have to know their stuff. One time she was speaking to someone so she just put the plate in front of me while she was conversing with other people. Very rude. Anyways, I think I will come back for some casual sushi meeting or something again. read more

Delage - Hotate was just ok. I think Hotate from Hokkaido is best to be serve raw. 7th( soup)and 8th (ice cream) courses were just ok. - Japanese Near Me - Oakland, California

Everything good everyone else said! This was a return visit for us after several years (too long), and everything was just as wonderful as before. Delage a small jewel -- like having your own creative for the evening. Each course is a small, wonderful surprise. Every bite a delight. read more

Exceptional food presented beautifully. I think this restaurant is wonderful and a good value for the caliber of food served and the fact there are only ten seats in the restaurant read more

I came here on a date night with my sister. I thought this place was oooooookay. My sister thought it was a little below ok and thought the price you pay didn't reflect the quality of the food. It's a super small place. The food presentation was beautiful. The server will explain each food to you when they bring it out. Will I be back.....mm...probably not. read more

I feel terrible writing a bad review on a local shop. I really wanted to like and enjoy this meal. But it was for my fiance's birthday and I was hoping for a great experience but this was way subpar. Like during dinner I was yelping for the next place I should take him to, to make up for this terrible meal. -_- So the menu is pre-fixed which is fine with me, we don't have to decide on things except the add on, which we luckily only ordered one of it. The first few dishes were great. It was nicely presented. I like that they have mini palette cleanser in between some dishes. 1) Salad- fresh, lots of crunch, I still felt like they were drowning in a intense dressing though. 2) Sashimi+ squid- good fatty pieces. Squid was a bit fishy but it worked well with the ponzu. The radish on the side was delicious as well 3) First chef's selection- tuna, sardine, ? ,fatty tuna. I was already not impressed that they chose to serve sardine for a sushi fish. I haven't heard of that and for an upscale restaurant, there are better fishes. but I tried it and it was masked by heavy ginger pieces on top. I was not impressed. 4) Duck egg chawanmushi- ($7 add on) UNDERWHELMING AND left us freaked out for the rest of the night. they loooove serving food with flowers here. So they gave us one with a tiny flower but alas, upon close inspection, we saw tiny bugs on that flower, like at least 4! i mean wtf do they not wash these flowers? I was never impressed with edible flowers but to see that there are bugs on here was a red flag. We told the waitress. She got us another one. Again, more bugs! Yea it's tiny, almost invisible but I can't say it isn't there. I came to eat the duck, not the bugs. Ok so we were going to just cancel that dish, but they were making it already, we requested NO FLOWERS. For the rest of the night, every dish came with other flowers and I just lost my appetite. 5) Farmer's veggies- looks pretty and tasted good but we literally had one piece of each veggies. just not my cup of tea. I do enjoy the beets and the onion with the sauces so I wish they would just have more of the good stuff and not focus so much on the art. All the other radishes tasted the same with minor differences. 6) Seared Liberty duck- the most decent dish and not just because there was meat. It was nicely presented. the duck wasn't too fatty and was meaty. Wish there was more puree. 7) Second chef's selection- (forgot a pic =[) they had more tuna, sardine, sea bass and amberjack. SUPER disapointed that of all the fishes in the sea, they decided to repeat 2 from the previous chef's choice. When you go for omakase you expect different pieces. Not only were there repeats-- they repeated sardine, which IMO is not even considered sushi and it was a slap in the face to eat fish that I considered canned food. This time it was masked with ginger and fermented soy beans. I was impressed with the sea bass, it had a nice bite and sweetness to it. 8) miso soup- no seaweed, just arugula? and more flower petals, you know how i feel (if you read this far) 9) Ice cream- at this point I just wanted to leave. It was like tangy raspberry or something. Not only was the food subpar, service was a joke. I forgot to mention that they keep bringing us the wrong food like 2-3 times. Granted there were only 2 servers but the shop is not big so I expected more. Plus, we all have the same menu soooooo idk what your excuse is. People who came after us left before us. They just took forever with us for unknown reasons. Didn't even try to give us a discount or anything for the bugs found in our food TWICE. At the end I was barely full and that's only cuz we ate so slowly. I was 100% disappointed and was so glad I was within walking distance to cookiebar. read more

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Overall experience was decent. The 8 courses were fine but nothing stood out. The fish selection was typical and fresh. As for the other courses I was hoping for something more unique and bolder in flavor. The most memorable for me was the miso soup with mixed fish which elevated the overall soup. The service was fine, but I did have a small complaint on one of the dishes which wasn't rectified by a simple "thanks for letting us know". Anyways, one visit might be enough. Food 3.5 Service 3.5 Overall 3.5 read more

Very nice date spot in Oakland! Small intimate restaurant with an upscale/classy vibe and also a bit of character. All of the courses were definitely tasty, but a bit more creative and interesting in terms of visuals rather than flavors. The nigiri was especially well prepared and very delicious (I wish the entire meal was a nigiri-only omakase actually!). Okay value, but a little on the pricey side. No complaints about the service. As others have mentioned, bathrooms are inconveniently located (you have to leave the restaurant and walk a good ways). read more

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Omasake in Oakland?!? I've given this place the time for others to experience. I'm not really one to go to a newly opened restaurant. However, I've been knowing the owner, For about 7 years now. Everything he has opened all has been my favorite places to go. Place like Geta, B-Dama (Piedmont Closed), AS B-Dama at Swans Market and now, Delage. Oh, and ready made sushi at the new Berkeley Bowl in Berkeley. I love the fact that he is actually Japanese and has the eye and flavor for authenticity. He's put a great team together for Delage. $65 per person may be a little too steep for some. But trust me, if you would like to have the experience, I say it's worth spending it on yourself. My first time coming here a few nights ago with a long time friend. We both enjoyed it. We are both foodies, so each serving of the 8 course meal, presentation and flavor was discussed. The sashimi they had was from Japan. Quality was excellent. Freshly made broth for the soup was a nice touch at the end especially after sake! Give it a try. Such a SOLit Experience. It's truly a SOLit Place To Be. I enjoyed sitting at the bar talking to the chefs. Nothing like conversing and bringing back memories of the 5 years I've spent in Japan. Chikara son, domo! It's always a pleasure to enjoy your creativity and constantly providing me and my guest(S) with such customer service. Be right back..... read more

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I'm going put a disclaimer here: This is the soft opening of a restaurant and Chef Sasaki mentioned it was a "Bargain Omakase". They are still working out some kinks in the service and are slammed for reservations, but I can say with no hesitation: this is the best Omakase in the Bay Area you can get for $50 (10 courses + 8 pieces of sushi). Come eat this NOW! Highlights: * Fish Ceviche -- WOW. Ours was on a shrimp chip but it was the most amazing combination of flavors. * Citrus Salad -- The fruit is incredibly fresh, the greens are seasoned perfectly and the edible flowers actually add to the flavor instead of being a weird garnish. * Green Asparagus -- I'm a Yuzu nut so this one definitely is my favorite. It was like eating an amazing asparagus and egg dish with Yuzu hollandaise. The crispy fried leeks were out of this world as well. * Sushi -- exactly what you'd expect from Masa Sasaki: excellent sushi. But the one thing I wasn't expecting in this course was an incredibly savory dish: Sushi rice, soy gel, and Monkfish liver. Imagine a combination of umami + rice + fish foie. Out of this world good. Lowlights: * Beef & Duck dishes -- while cooked perfectly and interesting flavors, these weren't salted properly. * We missed out on the pickled dish as they gave us the wrong menu (It was all probably way too expensive for $50) * Server seemed incredibly slammed and was having trouble managing front door and the tables. I felt bad but he kept himself in good spirits! We will be back A S A P! read more

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Awesome food at a reasonable price! They put great thought into the presentation and quality of their dishes. It was fun to sit at the sushi counter and watch the chefs put together the dishes. My fiance lived in Japan and has been back many times, and he was not familiar with some of the dishes we were served, like a stack of tofu, squash, and pomegranate seeds (forgot the Japanese name). This is definitely our new favorite omakase spot. read more

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Dinner here was an absolute delight, from the first bite to the last. Sitting at the sushi bar gave us a great view of the chef's artistry. The service was impeccable, and the food was sensational. Highly recommended read more

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Very good meal over all. The sushi was the best I have personally tasted. Everything tasted very fresh, and the seasonings and presentation was excellent. 2 points of criticism, however. One is that the service was all right. Not bad, but not really at the level of the price of the meal. Secondly, I have eaten at sushi places for considerably less, and yet felt more sated than here. Perhaps I was having a hungry night, but I could have easily had an order of fries after dinner. read more

My friend recommended this place for special dinners. We loved it, Omakase food is beautiful, quality, slow food that promotes relationships. As we relaxed and lingered, we experience each bite as pleasant surprises which we would discuss and appreciate together between courses. My favorite was the special steamed duck egg with uni, the sweet umami of the sea flavor with silky egg textures and colors was oh so on point. I was very surprise because I have been eating live uni from Northern Cali Coast lately so I didn't think packaged uni from Japan, although similar in latitude of pacific ocean, can compare, but I have to admit, it was just as good if not better. My second favorite was the fish miso soup. Theirs are way better than my homemade ones. I also like how the sashmi were pre-seasoned so no need for small dish with soy and wasabi. I would definitely come back for special occasions. read more

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The food here is delicious, fresh, creative yet unpretentious. I have a lot of dietary restrictions that some chefs have a hard time accommodating. Even though this isn't a "seafood only" sashimi bar type of place and had a lot of dishes that contained ingredients I couldn't have, the chef was able to not only accommodate all my needs, but go above and beyond making sure flavors were not lacking in my dishes. Since one of the things I can't have is soy sauce, the chef gave me SEVEN different types of salt which he made, to accompany my meal. It was amazing, and we will be returning. read more

Delage - lemon salt, sea salt, black pepper salt, Hawaiian black salt, gold flakes (for fun! Chef said), kombu salt, sansho salt, red pepper salt! - Japanese Near Me - Oakland, California

I am so happy to have found a REAL Japanese sushi restaurant in the bay. Ideal for a special occasion. So much thought and care is put into every dish and every bite was a delightful experience. Can't wait to go again! read more

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Had a lovely dinner here with my boyfriend! The food was fantastic and we loved every single one of the 8 courses. You can also opt to order from their regular menu, which is quite short. It had 3 items, one of them was a 3oz steak. I think the $70 per head pre-fixe was worth it. The fishes served to us were all high quality and had fantastic flavors. Our only gripe was we were not too happy with the service, thus the 4 star review. That won't deter us from coming back though! read more

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Delightful! The food, ambiance, experience, and service were all superb. And where else can you get an 8 course omakase menu for only $65?! What a steal! I honestly can't believe what we paid for such high quality food, they could easily be charging twice the price. The restaurant is small and pretty intimate, with only 2 sushi chefs behind the counter. They're pretty busy getting the food out, but will stop to chat if you have any questions. I like the small touches, like the garnishes being grown in-house on a nearby counter. The rice was really great too, chef told us they use a special red vinegar that changes the color of the rice. Fish was super fresh, and there was a lot of variation in flavors and textures in each of our nigiri sets. I've been to a lot of omakase with 15+ pieces, but those sometimes get a little boring or repetitive when it comes to the fish. Not so in this case. Great balance to the overall meal, with a pickle course or hot course in between your sushi. If you want an experience that's not just nigiri, this is definitely your place. Tips and Tricks: -Def make a reservation a week or two in advance -Sit at the bar and ask questions! -There are a few supplements you can add to your meal, I really enjoyed the duck egg chawanmushi -I wish that strawberry ice cream scoop was bigger, it was soooo good! read more

If you read Katherine's review on 6/20/18, I would almost not change a word in her exact accurateness and feelings that my S.O. and I experienced today (6/23). Her description of 'for $65.00 you get what you pay for, and you don't get what you don't pay for'; Wow...how psychotic...I mean 'psychic'. My S.O. and I have had Japanese food experiences (here and in Nippon), so this wasn't our first spin on the carousel. (Didn't wanna use the 'this isn't our 1st rodeo' comparison). We may return in the Fall to see how the food has evolved with the season. I am not expecting an 'Ah-Ha' moment however. For $220.00 for 2 persons out the door, shouldn't I see a few stars or something? read more

Excellent Omikase and great value! The co-chefs Chikara and Mikiko deliver one of the the most incredible and thoughtful Omikases in the bay area. I've been three times and each time it has been different and exquisite. The show stoppers are the toro steak (add on), the tuna belly nigiri, and this last time-- the mackerel nigiri. I highly recommend this for a special occasion (with wine total will come to ~$250 for two people.) The space is cozy, if you have the option choose a chefs-bar seat so you can watch the preparation and chat with the chefs. Excellent excellent-- i hope you all have as incredible an experience at Delage as I have had! read more

I dined here on the hottest day of the year when the high was 110 degrees during the day. We came here for dinner but their a/c was just a small little unit and it didn't reach us at all. I was sweating and uncomfortable during the entire meal but I tried to enjoy it as much as possible. It was mostly possible but the omakase included a HOT seafood soup. If you look at the photos, you'll think it's a fancy omakase place kind of like Kusakabe. And even though the fancy places in the Bay Area don't really require a dress code, this place fits right into that. The ambiance consists of a lot of wood, with a slightly retro feel with their old school boomboxes/radios. The music is sort of jazzy, giving it that intimate feeling you get when you randomly walk into a special restaurant in a hidden alley. But you know what? It's right by Swan's Market which is flooded by yuppies on the weekends and I'm sure some have thought they could just walk into here. They technically could but there's no a la carte menu; it's all omakase. Eight courses will cost you $65 with the option of additions (we added an uni don for $10). I'm not going to dive into each dish because it's ever changing. It reminds me of Wakuriya in San Mateo which is kaiseiki (menu is based off of seasonal ingredients). If you're looking for raw fish , only 2 of the 8 courses were nigiri (each had 4 pieces) and another course had 2 slices of sashimi. I'm taking off one star because the dessert was horrible. Like... surprisingly bad for a restaurant of this caliber. It was a small matcha cake filled with red bean, cream, and fresh fruits. The matcha cake was incredibly dry and over done. If someone in the back had tasted or felt it, they probably wouldn't have served it. Or I hope. The whole meal took a little over an hour. On really hot days, I would suggest eating outside. It was way cooler! Besides the bad dessert, I would still highly recommend this place. The other dishes were innovative (both in taste and presentation), unique from one another, and wonderfully executed. read more

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I've been a couple of times and have always enjoyed the freshness of the sushi and creativity of the chef. Excellent meal for the price and quality read more

Just had one of the best meals ever! Chef's are so innovative and creative. Will be back every single time I'm back in Oakland! Amazing. read more

Great for a special occasion, reasonably priced for fixed menu dinner. If you enjoy small beautiful dishes and good service then I definitely recommend you try this place. read more

OMG-ase this place is delicious! My brother and I brought our parents here for their anniversary dinner and they LOVED IT! If you haven't tried omakase before, I recommend you come here. Things I liked: Everything, it was all excellent. Just sit back and enjoy! read more

My roommate, Andrew took me here for my birthday and it was a great meal! It was his first omakase so it's definitely fitting for a intro to omakase since it included starters, nigiri, and dessert. The starters were great and refreshing, but I wish there were more nigiri pieces. I really would've loved to see more variety or distinct fish that I've never had before. Overall, would definitely try again for another special ocassion. read more

Overpriced food, terrible service, inflexible rules if one person in your party is late, cancellations require 2 days notice, extremely high cancellation fee of $100 per person. What is there to like?? read more

TLDR: absolutely beautiful food with the California influence working well. Sushi quality not where I expect; service needs work. Made a reservation for 7:45pm on a Thursday night. Comments on the food: 0.5 Starting "palette-cleanser" amuse bouche: some toro thing. Slightly salty but kicks the saliva glands into motion to prepare for the meal. 1. Butternut Squash Salad. The butternut squash was prepared perfectly and really fit in with the salad. It came with this chia seed cracker that added nice texture and flavor to the salad. I really liked this. 2. Toumorokoshi Mousse. It's a corn mouse with corn husk on top and popcorn and corn on the side. And a sprinkle of miso powder. It was a corny dish (hah...), but it was actually quite wonderful (also came with a cracker... I think it was a theme or something). Some of the corn were a little too strong for me, but overall wonderfully done. 3. Four piece sushi. (tuna, amberjack, trumpetfish, hokkaido scallop). Couldn't even taste the scallop because there was way way too much wasabi. The rest were good (I forgot what cut of tuna it was.. maybe chu-toro? but soooo tender), and it was my first time having trumpetfish. 3.5 Duck Egg Chuwanmushi (add-on $7). It had chestnuts on the bottom and was served with a tortilla cracker. It was nice and warm which felt good since it was a cold night. 4. Tomato Tartare. This was my girlfriend's favorite dish. Really fresh tomatoes and it comes with a nori cracker (see what I mean?) and wasabi oil pipette to add as you like. 4.5 Granita. I forgot what flavor it was, but it was also meant as a palette-cleanser. 5. Mini Donburi sampler. (o-toro, mackerel, spicy scallop). Mackerel was meh, but the rest were pretty good. I especially enjoyed the spicy scallop since it came with chili strips. 6. Four piece sushi. (tuna, yellow jack, blackfish?, fire fish?) Too much wasabi on all the pieces, I had to scrape it out before eating... Blackfish had this skin thing that wasn't really edible. 7. Organic Tofu Akamiso. I thought the tofu was too firm for a miso soup. 8. Seasonal Fruit with Matcha Cream. A disappointing dessert and very lackluster in presentation as well. The golden berry was amazing though. Overall in terms of food, there was nothing that was super mediocre (other than the somewhat constant wasabi mishap? my girlfriend doesn't like wasabi at all so hers had none but mine had too much). We really appreciated the California influence and flare to the food since we both lived in California for a long time and it really matched our tastes. I felt like the fish dishes were overall lacking. (One chef takes care of all the fish sets while the other chef prepares everything else). While it was still high quality fish, the quality still felt lower than the previous omakase place we went to, and it was a little boring (other than the trumpetfish). Was surprised there were no salmon, uni, or crab dishes, especially because it is crab season in the bay right now. Why the three stars? Service really needs work. We stood at the entrance awkwardly before a waiter finally showed us our seats, and we could see that they were frantically moving about. There is one "head" chef, another chef who also brings out the food, one main waiter, and another server/busser. The one waiter explained all our food to us even if someone else brought it to us, and it was rather inefficient. We were never asked if we wanted drinks or the add-ons to the menu which were meant to be served at specific parts of the meal. I could also hear them constantly asking each other what course certain tables were on and overall it just felt really chaotic. And the chef giving us the sushi pieces sometimes got confused what fish was on there which was a little awkward too. Despite the chaos I could hear in the back, our food did come out at a good pace so that I could enjoy each dish and have a wonderful conversation and night with my girlfriend. She thought the overall meal experience was delightful. Fixing the service, and a little more inspiration/wasabi control on the sushi dishes will easily bring this place up to a 5/5 restaurant. WIll I return? Perhaps... after I try more omakase though ;) read more

Sat at the counter here and it was just alright. Honestly, I'd rather pay a bit more and get something more interesting and have the fish be more pristine. To give you an idea of some of my favorite sushi spots, Kusakabe and Wako are my two current favorites. I'll be checking out Sushi Yoshizumi soon, but I heard that place is crazy hard to get into. It's hard to find a really good sushi spot in the East Bay that takes reservations. I love Yume, but the whole waiting in line thing is no bueno. read more

Delage - Japanese Near Me - Oakland, California

It was my boyfriend's birthday so we decided to go somewhere a bit lavish. We heard many good things about this place so we booked a reservation online and it was super easy and convenient. I'll start of with the service, they were very kind and since we went early they were able to seat us before our reservation. My boyfriend and I paid an extra $19 each for the toro piece, which was amazing. The whole course itself was really delicious. It's small portions for all the plates but at the end we were very satisfied with our meal. The experience and the food was just wonderful. read more

The omakase was a sensational experience, especially for the price point. We deeply enjoyed the array of flavors, the quality of the seafood, and the hospitality. The gindara katsu was a surprise favorite and the toro nigiri here was the best I have ever had. Highly recommend! read more

Disappointing. We came here for the eight-course meal. I have several allergies to fruit and vegetables, so some of the dishes needed to be modified. And several were--mainly by omitting ingredients. However, instead of making adjustments, the staff decided to just not bring out one of the dishes. They didn't bother to tell us they planned to cut one of our dishes either. I had to ask about it when the dish was skipped without comment. No one asked if we were okay with this solution. They didn't offer to bring out a single dish for my partner. The entire premise of ordering Omakase is that the chef is innovative and adaptive. And I really would have been happy with the dish being just about anything. But nothing at all is unacceptable. And the bill: full price, of course. read more

Affordable quality. You get what you pay for. I've never been to a restaurant that served cold towel for hand cleansing. So, that was a first. I've always had them warm/hot. Great customer service. Besides that, nothing was impressive. Great for first date I guess, because you have to sit there for almost 2 hours. Nice selections of alcohol though! read more

8 course for $65 is a great deal. My favorite was Miyazaki beef, scallop dish, cauliflower soup and mini chirashi with gelatin soy sauce. Portion was right and the timing to serve dishes was excellent. Must try before price goes up. read more

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Amazing food. Incredible service. Lights are too bright for vibe you'd want for the meal. More intentional music would be good too.

An excellent deal for an omakase meal in the Bay Area. Creative, delicious. and relaxed. The scene is not pretentious and the music is nice, too. I took my mom for her birthday a while back. We sat at the bar, ordered a drink for Chikara, and had a compelling conversation with him about Oakland, the restaurant industry, and life. Very nice guy. Great food, great restaurant. Highly recommended. read more

FOOD POISONING for my husband and I. It really disappoints me to write this review. We had been wanting to try Delage for awhile and it's within walking distance of where we live, so we were hoping this would become part of our regular rotation. Also, we're big fans of B-Dama. I decided to give more than one star simply because our time spent in the restaurant was absolutely lovely. The sushi and non-sushi food elements of the omakase menu definitely hit some umami notes. The presentation of the food was beautiful and the cozy environment in the jewel-box of a restaurant was amiable. We sat at the sushi bar. It was such a wonderful time that it was a most painful (literally) contrast to when we arrived home and within 1.5 hours, were confined to separate restrooms for the rest of the evening. My husband and I had breakfast and lunch separately and only this dinner together that day, so it had to have been the dinner. read more

My friend who is a HUGE foodie recommended this spot and it didn't disappoint. It's a really small place located in Old Oakland with limited seating, you definitely need to get a reservation. We had to omakase tasting and it was worth the wait. The staff was very attentive and the presentation of the dishes were lovely. The only dish I was just "eh" about was the green tea pudding w/fresh cherry. Pretty good deal for omakase but I have a pretty big appetite so we went next door for beers and some oysters afterwards. I would definitely recommend. read more

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Rustic environment with great aesthetic. The food overall was pretty good but the duck should've been cooked a little less. It was medium-well so it was a bit dry but not too much where it wasn't palletable. Nigiri selection was great and the price is perfect for what you'll be getting. read more

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Excellent! I'm very picky. Went to college in Japan and I am half Japanese. This is the best Omakase value ever for $65/person, 8 courses. For those not familiar with Omakase (prix frixe set menu) is chef's choice, and because of this, the dishes are seasonal, fish is fresh and favors are harmonious. I am dying to go back before end of year. Two seatings per evening so reservations are recommended. The only bad part is their restroom is next-door at Swan market. Love eating at Swan market, so much fun food. But I'd like the restaurant to be closer. read more

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