The large market for sushi in Manhattan is definitely influenced by the expense accounts of Japanese ex-pats. No Japanese businessman would EVER go to a place that didn’t have Japanese sushi chefs.
Any of you ever heard of Mugi that used to be on West 55th St?? They wouldn’t let westerners in if they weren’t accompanied by japanese!!! NY Timese wrote them up as racist many times. The food was truly spectacular. Unfortunately the owner was an alcoholic and died about 5 years ago.
Also, I find their abilities as sushi chefs are quite good, at least the two places that I go. What differs among the restaurants is the owners’ being too stingy on size of pieces that they allow and also the quality & selection of the fish. Oshima is quite good, Yamato is pretty good as well. Hibino is good but doesn’t carry Toro.
My pet peeve in brooklyn is that the Toro is far inferior to the better grades that Manhattan restaurants procure.
I think that the majority of Japanese people living here in NY didn’t come here with the idea of emigrating to the US. So many come here on assignments from Japanese companies; many young women seem to come as a right of passage and then go back. I mean there are people who move here permanently but can’t be compared to the Chinese in that respect.
ditto, covered by insurance but sounds crazy. It was a local anethestitic.
The large market for sushi in Manhattan is definitely influenced by the expense accounts of Japanese ex-pats. No Japanese businessman would EVER go to a place that didn’t have Japanese sushi chefs.
Any of you ever heard of Mugi that used to be on West 55th St?? They wouldn’t let westerners in if they weren’t accompanied by japanese!!! NY Timese wrote them up as racist many times. The food was truly spectacular. Unfortunately the owner was an alcoholic and died about 5 years ago.
That’s mind-boggling DeLepp. I hope your father is doing OK.
Also, I find their abilities as sushi chefs are quite good, at least the two places that I go. What differs among the restaurants is the owners’ being too stingy on size of pieces that they allow and also the quality & selection of the fish. Oshima is quite good, Yamato is pretty good as well. Hibino is good but doesn’t carry Toro.
My pet peeve in brooklyn is that the Toro is far inferior to the better grades that Manhattan restaurants procure.
I think that the majority of Japanese people living here in NY didn’t come here with the idea of emigrating to the US. So many come here on assignments from Japanese companies; many young women seem to come as a right of passage and then go back. I mean there are people who move here permanently but can’t be compared to the Chinese in that respect.
Japanese sushi chefs are too expensive for Brooklyn. Yes, most are Fukinese.
DeLepp – are you saying its not covered by insurance?
Argentina legalized gay marriages.
“I guess there aren’t enough Japanese people to go around!”
So true.