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Sushi in the city

There are a lot of sushi restaurants here in New York, and if you're in a rush you can get takeaway sushi from just about any grocery store. The quality is good too; for less than $10 you can have a nice mix of salmon, tuna, and eel. But when a Japanese person recommends a sushi place, it's worth checking out. So when Volker told me he really likes sushi, I immediately thought of trying one of the recommendations of Tomoyo, a postdoc in my department at work.

Chiyoda Sushi New York, Inc.
16 E. 41st Street
New York, NY 10017

I'm not even sure WHAT neighborhood this is - midtown? Who cares. It's worth the visit wherever you're coming from. When Sean, Volker and I walked in, we didn't see much. Basically something resembling a Japanese grocery store. Actually, it was something resembling an empty Japanese grocery store. Sean asked,"Can we eat here?" At the very back of the room there was a little curtain, and through there was a very basic restaurant. Simple and peaceful, and not an American (or German or Englishman) to be seen. Volker and I both ordered the sushi deluxe, while Sean had a plate of tempura. The sushi was fresh and the portions were extremely generous. The piece of eel was the largest I've ever seen (maybe it was a whole eel), and had me wondering exactly how I was supposed to pick it up with the chopsticks. I wouldn't go to this place for an upscale, romantic dinner, but for a really nice, good quality Japanese meal, I'm not sure you'll find better.

Arigato (どうもありがとう) Tomoyo!

posted by Aron @ 11:14 PM