Peter wrote:
> I'm considering going to Sea to You this Saturday and was wondering
> what opinions and experiences people here have of this place. Your
> advice and recommendations are appreciated! I also have three
> questions:
>
> 1. From asking around at various Japanese restaurants and markets in
> the area, I get the impression that most get their fish from True World
> Foods. Are these two places selling fundamentally different fish?
> (For example, salmon at Sea to You is from Canada. Where is the salmon
> in restaurants coming from?)

Some do.. I had an early morning visit to Sea To You with Walter Rhee,
and noted many ice packed containers being loaded with fish to go out to
the Japanese restaurants. I don't recall all the names, but Jae's was
one of them.

> 2. Will going on Saturday get me the scraps left over from restaurant
> orders during the week? Sea to You is not open on Sunday.

Yes and no. Go early, as you'll have more of a selection. The
restaurants get the better cuts. So the stuff you'll be offered aren't
scraps, but aren't the best quality cuts.

> 3. What alternatives are there to Sea to You?

Local asian markets like Kotobuyki in Porter Exchange, Yoshi's in
Central Scare, Reliable Market in Union Square.. etc.

> I just got off the phone with them and for what it's worth, here's what
> they told me:
>
> Open to retail only one day per week, Saturday 9-3.
>
> Their salmon is from Canada. Boneless and skinless: $9.99/lb,
> otherwise: $6.99/lb
>
> Yellowtail, center cut (?): $16.95/lb

Is that all they are selling or is that all you're interested in?
I would like to know the prices for all their offerings. You can get
boneless salmon at Reliable for $6.99/#. Or at least that's what it
was last time I bought it.

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Dan