I finally got to hit up the much vaunted Oishii over in Chestnut Hill. It is pretty highly recommended on Chowhound, and Mike went a while ago and said it was pretty good. It was also for 6 months with Becky, so splurge time...
nigiri - tamago, suzuki, hirame, sake, hamachi, o-toro
maki - Paula's roll, Ben's roll, shrimp tempura roll
It was quite good. Nothing spectacular compared to Vancouver or SF, but definitely a cut above what I've had here in Boston. Apparently they usually keep chu-toro around, but when we went they had o-toro (imagine our luck). his meant a price hike of 8 something to I think 10.95 per 2 piece order. It was pretty good though. The salmon was nice, and I'd say a much better deal than the toro or hamachi. Suzuki and hirame were also good deals, but I doubt I'd eat more than a piece of each in one meal. The Paula's roll was interesting - it was some combination of tuna, salmon, avocado, roe, and those thin lemon slices. Good but next time I'll try something else. Ben's roll is just unagi, tamago, and avocado, and was as expected. And of course I'm a sucker for tempura rolls... Rice was well-done all around.
I'll probably be going back some time... prices are actually less than what I expected. Got out for just under $100 for 2 people, which is not bad considering we ate a ton, and Becky sacrificed one of her pieces of toro to me so I actually got 3... Only thing is that the Chestnut Hill stop turns into a $3 T ride back. Bleh.
nigiri - tamago, suzuki, hirame, sake, hamachi, o-toro
maki - Paula's roll, Ben's roll, shrimp tempura roll
It was quite good. Nothing spectacular compared to Vancouver or SF, but definitely a cut above what I've had here in Boston. Apparently they usually keep chu-toro around, but when we went they had o-toro (imagine our luck). his meant a price hike of 8 something to I think 10.95 per 2 piece order. It was pretty good though. The salmon was nice, and I'd say a much better deal than the toro or hamachi. Suzuki and hirame were also good deals, but I doubt I'd eat more than a piece of each in one meal. The Paula's roll was interesting - it was some combination of tuna, salmon, avocado, roe, and those thin lemon slices. Good but next time I'll try something else. Ben's roll is just unagi, tamago, and avocado, and was as expected. And of course I'm a sucker for tempura rolls... Rice was well-done all around.
I'll probably be going back some time... prices are actually less than what I expected. Got out for just under $100 for 2 people, which is not bad considering we ate a ton, and Becky sacrificed one of her pieces of toro to me so I actually got 3... Only thing is that the Chestnut Hill stop turns into a $3 T ride back. Bleh.