Best Sushi in Austin?

[Lidig8r]

What are your thoughts on the best sushi in Austin? We tend to like the more exotic fare, unagi, quail eggs...

Kenichi?

Sushi Sake?

 

[brntorng]

There are a lot of good places, but I wouldn't list Sushi Sake among the best. One that is often overlooked because it's in Round Rock is Origami. Fair prices and excellent food, too.

 

[CaptainEd]

Sushi Sake is decent enough - good lunch deals. I usually eat there at least once a week since I work close by.

Uchi, hands down, has the best "creative" sushi menu and is an incredible overall experience. Price-wise, you can pretty much choose between that and any top-tier steak spot in Austin if you want to do it right.

Though I haven't been, I'll echo P/C on Musashino from everything I've heard.

Hole in the wall goes to Maru on Burnet & ~47th. Their spider roll is the size of an 8" sub.

 

[Tailgate]

Had some good sushi last night at Uchi. It's not sushi, but their hot rocks are a must.

 

[austintexas]

Maru on Burnet Rd. Get a J-Bomb. Great, low-profile sushi place. I like it better than Musashino.

 

[brntorng]

If you haven't visited the Austin Sushi website it's worth a visit.

 

[rtchorn]

Without a doubt, it's gotta be Musashino. A couple of years ago I took several friends from Vancouver there. They groused about how they were from the best place for sushi in North America and that Texas sushi had to suck. After their meal, they admitted that it was the best sushi they've ever eaten. I've been to Japan, and from what I experienced, Musashino could hold it's own. They get a special bonus for not bringing a spoon with the miso soup. I took a girlfriend there once and they looked at her like she was from Mars when she asked for a spoon. I laughed... on the inside.

 

[Agent007]

Uchi.

 

[Stuck_At_Work]

Tomo on Parmer just west of Mopac is pretty new... and some of the best sushi I've had in Austin. Try their lunch specials.

I live next door to Mushashinos (sp?) so I eat there pretty often and really enjoy it. Uchi is just too damn expensive for me.

By the way.... Escolar (sp?) is amazing. I wish I had tried that type of fish a long time ago.

 

[scottsins]

they have escolar 7 days a week at my spot. I love the stuff.

 

[Stuck_At_Work]

You do sushi 7 days a week?

 

[longhrnfan]

tomo on parmer is great. I like it better than anywhere in Miami (including bond street, whether the Miami location or New York).
However, there is always that one roll at a specific place you can't get anywhere else.

 

[Agent007]

Bond Street was ok but nowhere near remarkable when i went to the NYC location.

 

[El Sapo]

I have tried many and I think Musashino is the best.

 

[Lidig8r]

We did Uchi. The wait on Friday night was only about 40 minutes and the food rocked our face off. When the kobe beef hot rock is the most pedestrian thing you order, the other items were exceptional... they had a yellowtail sashimi with asian pears, sliced almond that was to die for... and a black snapper carpaccio was exceptional as well. .

Thanks for the recommendations.

 

[AhhhCraig]

I'm very new to sushi, but I am hooked. I have only been to three places so far: Korea Garden on N. Lamar, Seoul on S. 1st, and Chom Son or something like that off of Wells Branch. All three were very tasty and seved beautifully. The yellow fin tuna was better at Seoul than Korea Garden, but other than that, it's a toss up. Both places were good. I want to try Chom Som again, because it was my first time and I didn't know what the hell I was doing.

I'm addicted now, so keep up all the great suggestions.