RESTAURANT - Sushi Tokyo TEN
- Mr T
- May 5, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: May 11, 2019
My wife and I love sushi, my wife especially. We will eat it in any form, from the supermarket, cheap kaiten sushi, mid-range, high-end.... but when we find a good high-end omakase course at a great price and one that will even fill me up, we will go back time and time again!
Omakase, 7000yen per person
Clam stock
Buri & hirame
Torotaku nigiri
Aburi hirame
Suzuki nigiri
Boiled abalone
Crab and rice chawanmushi
Sweet prawn & large boiled tiger prawn nigiris
Grilled baby octopus
Mentaiko, stewed octopus tentacle and pickles
Maguro & Otoro nigiris
Onion & bonito salad
Ikura over rice
Uni nigiri, 2 kinds
Whitebait, ponzu & ginger
Clam misoshiru
Negitoro temaki
Anago nigiri & tamago
Sweet pickled cucumber nigiri/temaki
Baby watermelon
Apparently there has been a sushi Tokyo TEN in Shinjuku for a while now, but this is their latest branch in the brand new Shibuya Stream building. At 7000yen for 25 items (if you count each different nigiri and little plate), this omakase was an absolute bargain. I left feeling very full and the wife couldn't finish every item. Stand out items for me were the seared buri and ???? early on in the meal, which let you know you were in for a delicious ride! Of course, abalone is always going to be delicious. The chawanmushi was filled with lots of crab and the rice was an interesting addition, as we were told to mix it and eat it as a risotto. The stewed octopus tentacle was unbelievably tender, not chewy at all, which made me wonder if they had used a pressure cooker, or a sous vide. The maguro, a cut I am not usually particularly fond of, was soft and absolutely delicious. The ikura over rice was so generous, it was actually too much for my wife, so I got extra - lucky me! Uni is always going to be a favourite, without even trying, but it was great to get to try two very different types to compare next to each other.... Overall, the value, quality, generosity and friendly service, made this a place we will definitely come back to.
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