Sushi Ginza Onodera
“To date, at least in NYC (favorite sushi bars are still in San Francisco in my opinion), I personally like Sushi Ginza Onodera better than Yasuda and Nakazawa.”
“The rice is heavier on the vinegar and not as jammed packed together, , better than Tanoshi's and Yasuda's for my personal taste.It's the Michael Jordan of sushi, all around best.”
“Your 2 choices for the evening are a $300 or $400 omakase.”
Sushi Ginza Onodera
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$$$ Price range Above $61
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To date, at least in NYC (favorite sushi bars are still in San Francisco in my opinion), I personally like Sushi Ginza Onodera better than Yasuda and Nakazawa.
Sushi Ginza is very new as it opened just in May of this year. They have chefs from Japan as well as others who have worked at competing sushi bars in the city. They have only omakase-style dining here – 3 various options for lunch ($70/$100/$130) or 2 options for dinner ($300/400).
I came here during lunch and still had an amazing experience that lasted almost 2 hours. From start to finish, execution and each piece was perfect in flavor, size, and appearance. There was no need for any sort of extra wasabi or soy sauce. They also use their own, freshly grated wasabi in each piece and serve your meal with house-made ginger which was the best ginger I've tasted all year!
At the end of your meal, they complete your experience with Tamago, Miso Soup, & Dessert. The miso soup was out of this world..and usually that's the last thing I remember when eating omakase. I asked what their secret was, and apparently they brew it slowly, with various dashi and 5 types of various miso.
The dessert was matcha flavored yet light and refreshing.
Service was outstanding- all the servers are Japanese and speak it with their clientele. But, they all speak English and I still felt well taken care of as a non-Japanese diner. Two thumbs way up and can't wait to return!
I'm not sure where to start the quality of the fish was truly a notch above the most of the places with 'A' game in NYC. Just a notch above. The service was fantastic.
OK, so we did have waayyy too much Sake which is clouding my memory, but everything was fantastic fromt he marinated octopus that was smooth and soft like Fresh Mozzarella, to the O-Toro, Chu Toro, Ocean Trout, Gizzard Shad, Chawanamushi w/Caviar and Uni, it was a great journey. I had brought a close friend for his first omakase to celebrate some work accomplishments, and I secretly wanted to ruin his perspective on sushi so we would no longer have to go to the Sushi restaraunt near our NJ office anymore…. Mission accomplished.
Starting out , he and I had the restaurant to ourselves. Every detail of decor is made with amazing detail, from the sushi bar wood to the glasses you choose to drink your sake out of, to the platings, and even the bathroom ( which anytime I or my companion got up to use, the waitress (?) would go into the mens room first and check to see if it was in acceptable state, my theory was that she was making sure no monsters were in there 🙂 ) All Amazing. My only letdowns were that we were not served Prawns that seem to be a staple, and that the head chef Saito was not out at the bar once service began, but I am sure he had a hand in what we were served. Additionally I did not see the samurai swords so prevalent in the other yelp pics, but nonetheless.. regardless of price , this was an A+ meal. I look forward to coming back for lunch and seeing the team.
My mate was also very shocked at the goodbyes we received from the staff and the chef outside on 5th Avenue. Polished execution if you can afford it, and you love Omakase, you need to eat here at least once.