My coworkers all went to a sandwich shop for lunch today, and I was really craving something a little more exciting for lunch. I ended up paying the price for it… $55 dollars, but, I had an awesome lunch, got to speak Japanese for two hours and hang out in East Villageーso, no regrets. I went to a sushi place right on the corner of 3rd Ave and 9th street. I had not been there before, and honestly it did not look to special, but it was one of the only places that was open for lunch. The itamae-san spoke Japanese, and ended up being pretty good. I started off with saba, a personal favorite, and also noticed there was hirame on the menu. Whenever I see hirame, I always ask if they have engawa. It’s not always on the menu, but they often have it. It’s the muscle of the dorsil fin, and has the best texture! In the photo it’s the fish wrapped in shiso. They also had anago, which I don’t see too often, so I got that too. After lunch I was still a little hungry, so on the way home I stopped at a takoyaki joint that was making sales out of their front window.

August 14th, 2009 by John (Cho-Tabetai)