On Mar 12, 11:02 am, Gerry > wrote:
> On 2007-03-10 22:44:07 -0800, "Art" > said:
>
> > Nigiris:
>
> > Mackerel - Haven't had great saba since I left Boston. Everything down
> > here tastes pickled. This wasn't great, either.
>
> Saba, when done well, is one of my very favorites. I assume you know
> that saba is always lightly pickled?

I know, but down here in NJ it tastes more like pickled herring.
>
> > Spanish mackerel - on the tough side. Wouldn't order again.
>
> Aji is whittled up fresh, and not pickled. So logically if you had a
> bad aji, you can be sure you've diminished the back log by one! You
> should have as good a shot as any that the next will be okay.

It was from a whole fresh piece of fish. The chef left the tough piece
of skin on.. but aside from that, it just didn't have much flavor.
>
> > Salmon - very good
>
> > White tuna - very good, but hard to go wrong with this. One of my top
> > 5.
>
> I don't like being in the same room with that stuff.

Why not?
>
> > Hamachi - not the best I've had. Not the worst, either. Didn't have
> > much flavor, actually.
>
> > Ikura - generous portions of firm, bouncy eggs. Lots of flavor without
> > going overboard on the salt.
>
> > Rolls:
>
> > Spider - decent, but the inclusion of lettuce was a little off-
> > putting.
>
> > Crunchy spicy salmon - really, really good. My favorite item, I
> > believe.
>
> > Spicy tuna - one of the better versions I've had.
>
> Holy moly, 6 nigiri's and three rolls? They took you to your car in a
> whell-barrow?
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