sushi yasuda recs

[offthebeatenpath1]

I am going to Sushi Yashuda for dinner tonight for the first time. Honestly, I have not really explored Japanese cuisine as much as I should, and I think Sushi Yashuda is a good place to do so. Can anyone make some recommendations? The only caveat(s) is that I do not eat rice and am allergic to shrimp.

[MMRuth]

The Peace Passage oysters (no rice!). Amazing. I usually follow the recomendations of the waitress, guided by the list of item that are "special" for the day. Love the various kinds of eel and salmons/arctic char etc. Spanish mackerel (sp?) is a favorite of mine, and wonderful there. Hard to go wrong generally.

[Lau]

pretty hard to mess up honestly, this is probably the best all around sushi restaurant in ny (quality of meat, quality of rice although u don't care about that, cuts etc)

agree with the oyster and spanish mackerel (they are both great), any of their eel pieces are great (i esp love their sea eel w/ sea salt), all fish is obviously great and uni, i really love their uni

[MMRuth]

Also, some of the fried appetizers are excellent - there's a shrimp one that I love.

[MMRuth]

Oops - just saw that the OP is allergic to shrimp.

[offthebeatenpath1]

great to hear that. Eel is one of my absolute favorite fish, so I certainly looking forward to that.

I called they restaurant and they said there will be plenty of dishes without rice and that they can help guide me through it. I will definitely try the oyster dish as well.

Really looking forward to this dinner.

[Lau]

great, hope u like it

i've eaten at every serious sushi restaurant in the city multiple times and if you like eel then this is your place b/c none of them hold a candle to yasuda when it comes to eel

[JFores]

Their uni is candy-like in its sweetness. REALLY awesome. Also, great oysters and mackerel. I love their hotaru squid actually. Unexpectedly delicious.

[fhonmymind]

the last time i was there yasuda was telling us about how eel was his specialty back in japan.

[dkstar1]

echoing the sentiments of others: Peace Passage Oyster, both varieties of uni (Maine and California), all of the eel options and pretty much whatever is asterisked on the menu as being the chefs suggestions.

But the rice is really, really incredible, and integral to much of what you eat at Yasuda. I went with my father once and he had to order just an extra bowl of rice it was so good.

[fhonmymind]

Agree with comments on rice. If it's just a low carb diet thing, I'd totally break it for one night. If it's an allergy, keep some benadryl on hand. :)

Everything at Yasuda is great. I normally relinquish control and tell him to keep the sushi coming until I get full. But, my must haves without leaving is uni and his egg custard. He claims no one in the US prepares it like he does.

[offthebeatenpath1]

it is actually not a low-carb thing, otherwise I would have absolutely no problem breaking it.

I read the sushi yasuda website and it seems like their traditions are very deep in rice and the use of it to complement other flavors. I will definitely get sashimi and maybe I will call and see if they can prepare any rolls sans rice.

[JFores]

Rolls are not what you go for. Nigiri or bust.

[sam1]

with yasuda's rice being a major part of why they're an amazing sushi spot, you may want to consider going to soto in the west village instead. their cooked japanese dishes are fantastic.

[Miss Needle]

Too bad you don't eat rice. Yasuda is all about the rice. Is it a low-carb thing?

I was there last weekend and had a wonderful meal. For appetizers, we had the steamed crab innards (really good!) and dish of fish livers. Quite delicious, but probably not to everybody's taste. Yasuda marks on the menu fishes that he thinks are particularly good that day, but you can't really go wrong with ordering anything. If you're a sushi/sashimi novice, I'd probably recommend the tuna, toro (fatty tuna), salmon, arctic char, scallop, oyster, egg custard, clam, spanish mackerel (not at all fishy there). I would probably stay away from stronger items such as sardine, uni unless you want to experiment. Or you could do put it in their hands and order the omakase and let them know you're a beginner. They probably would be able to put together a very nice meal for you.