Big WOW for Nikkei. I love this fusion concept: Peruvian Vs. Japanese. This very unique taste is a palate safari like you've never experienced. All menu items are fairly priced and worth every bite. Occasionally, you'll visit a sushi restaurant who packs their rolls with lots of rice and very little of anything else. Nikkei IS NOT that restaurant. It packs it's rolls with PURE FLAVOR! We tried the Ebi causa appetizer, Ebi Furai, Grilled Ebi, Nikkei nigiri, and Nikkei tiraditos.
Ebi causa is a delicious guacamole-filled mashed potato ball topped with shrimp flavor explosion for your mouth!
Ebi furai (maki) is shrimp tempura wrapped in Japanese rice topped with red snapper covered in light sauce. This is a very simple and fresh fish that is sure to give you a mouthgasm.
Grilled Ebi (maki) is a prawn wrapped in Japanese rice with onion leek topped with a lightly seared, thinly sliced mango. BOOM! Mouthgasm x2. This will make your heart cry tears of joy. I usually hate warm fruits, but this was the perfect combination of freshness and Holy S***. My two favorite things.
Nikkei nigiri and Nikkei tiraditos are my favorites of the bunch. They call the sauce "Nikkei sauce" and I believe it's some kind of ponzu-based sauce maybe...whatever it is, it's mindblowingly simple and amazing. With the tiraditos you can choose among tuba, white fish, salmon, and octopus. I chose tuna because it's the best probably.
The decor is also a beautiful semirustic/modern Japanese. It has wavey cement ceilings clothed in thin wooden bars that really embody a modern Japanese dining experience.
Overall, this restaurant really brought out the wow factor and is definitely a MUST-TRY-EVERYTHING kinda place. I'm sure that no matter what you order, you will leave with a happy belly. read more