However, the food was truly delicious. Echigo served the best sushi I've had in LA in all of my three years here. The sushi was served on rice with a hint of vinegar. Every piece of fish was extremely fresh and was the perfect size.
I went there last Thursday night with Jay and a few of his friends from work. Little did I know that I wouldn't have any choice in ordering! We all got the Omakase, which I've had once before in Japan. My brother told me that it literally means "trust me", which makes sense - the Omakase comes with 9 or 10 courses of one piece of sushi per course, with an appetizer of sashimi to start. You don't get to choose any part of the menu - it depends on availability and the chef's choices.
The meal was perfect. It was like a carousel of melt-in-your-mouth, delicious, fresh fish. I even tried several types of fish that I had never had before. Unfortunately, I don't remember the names of anything... but I guess it doesn't really matter because the Omakase menu will always vary.
My only complaint was that the service was a bit too fast. That probably seems like an odd complaint... but I think it would've been nice to have a little more time between courses, in order to truly savor each piece of fish.
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Sounds yummy! Do you know what "Echigo" means? It's a little strange and quite trusting to let someone else - who may not know you very well - order food for you but sounds like they were successful to getting you something quite delicious. Great name for that 9-course meal - Omakase.
ReplyDeleteNope, I don't know what it means. I will ask my brother if he knows.
ReplyDeleteJay didn't exactly order for me - we were all at the chef's whim with the Omakase. But I trust him with Asian cuisine... he knows his stuff.
Hope you are having a wonderful trip!