“Anything you don’t eat or special requests?” asked the waitress. “No. We’re OK with anything”, replies Jeremy. From then on, our meal was in the hands of the chef. We ordered “omakase” (お任せ), a Japanese phrase meaning “I’ll leave it to you”.
Out of all the sushi restaurants we’ve been to so far, Sushi of Gari is among the best sushi restaurants outside of Japan!
The chef’s original sauces that accompanies each piece of nigiri sushi you’re served are what makes the sushi here special. The chef will tell you that there’s no need for additional wasabi and soy sauce. Each piece of sushi served to you is “complete” and in perfect “taste” balance.
We highly recommend their omakase.
Sushi of Gari – 402 East 78th Street New York, NY 10075
Sushi of Gari. We highly recommend this place for omakase!
For our first nigiri, it was an ingenious combination of flavors and textures. The fresh slice of snapper, together with sauced vegetables and fried lotus root unleashed an explosion of flavors in our mouths. The perfect amuse-bouche for our meal! It was hard to choose a favorite because we liked every single dish we were served. Here are some of the highlights.
We think of this as the amuse-bouche of our meal. The fresh slice of snapper, together with sauced vegetables and fried lotus root unleashed an explosion of flavors in our mouths.
A classic done well. It was a delicious, mouthwatering seared salmon nigiri.
Salmon with sauteed tomato. Why didn’t anyone think of this before? Genius!
Tuna tartar with crispy seaweed. A playful mix of flavor and texture!
Lightly seared uni (sea urchin) nigiri sushi. Melts in your mouth!
Perfectly sauced lobster sushi. I can probably eat 10 more of this!
A favorite of many patrons – tuna & tofu nigiri.
Seared fluke fin with poached quail egg cradled by japanese mayo diced vegetable, topped with a drop of truffle oil. Need I say more?
Seared foie gras with a slice of juicy radish, paired with just the right amount of sauce makes this amazingly mouthwatering! It was a christmas present for our taste buds! We didn’t know foie gras would be served – for those who do not want to be served foie gras, be sure to let the waitress or chef know.
After the delicious meal, we ordered their mille-feuille dessert. It was just the right finish to our wonderful dinner.
Just the perfect dessert to top off our dinner: Mille-feuille.
According to the chef, the record number of sushi a person has had there in one meal is 65 pieces! We had 17 pieces of sushi each. It was expensive nonetheless but worth every penny! This was our christmas dinner meal – so we figured we’d splurge a little and we’re glad we did!
TAKEAWAYS:
- For creative, fusion omakase in New York, we highly recommend Sushi of Gari.
- Be sure to make a reservation as this place is always fully booked!
- Ask to be seated at the sushi bar – the best way to enjoy your omakase.
- Sushi of Gari is located at 402 East 78th Street New York, NY 10075
- Sushi of Gari’s phone number is 212-517-5340
- The record number of nigiri eaten during one seating of omakase at the restaurant is 65 pieces.
- Feel free to ask for any of the special nigiri mentioned above if you’re not served it during your omakase.
- Foie gras sushi is among the choices. If you do not want to be served foie gras, be sure to inform the waitress or the chef.
- It’s rather expensive. Our bill came up to about $10 per piece of sushi (rough average that included cost of dessert and tips).
Have you been to Sushi of Gari in New York before? Is there a sushi restaurant in NYC that’s better than Sushi of Gari that you’d recommend?
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47 Comments
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My mouth is watering! I would have to refrain for gobbling those down too quickly. Great photos!
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Haha – we had to control ourselves too! It helps that the chefs help you with the timing too by giving you some time in between each piece!
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I haven’t tried eating sushi yet. These pictures look very tempting. How much is one order of that kind of sushi by the way? I will prepare my budget first before jumping to any hasty eating decisions.
-Brandielyn
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We had 34 pieces of sushi in total (17 each) along with dessert. We paid about $340 including tax and tips. So yeah, definitely a splurge!
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I’ll be in NYC later this year and I’ll be stopping here for dinner! Great review with great photos.
Melinda
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Awesome!!! We’re so jealous! Don’t know when we’d get to go back. Hope you enjoy your meal there!
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I’m not a sushi lover. But this looks so very delicious. I think I should try this delicious looking dish one more time.
Thanks for sharing.
-Edward
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You definitely should 🙂
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I was on NY two week ago. To bad I didn’t know about this place. Great city, I love it!
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We love the city too! We just added a “add to foursquare” button on the page. Be sure to click it so you save it to your list of todo next time you’re in NYC!
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That looks amazing! Very brave of you just asking the chef to prepare it but definitely looked like he made all the right decisions.
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That’s our favorite way of ordering food! 🙂
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oh, YUM. i love love love sushi. these are really creative, too!
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They dont just look great. They taste awesome too!
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Drooling! Love these giant, luscious photos!!!
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Thanks Lillie! Glad you like the photos! If you think the photo looks good, wait till you see the real thing and taste it 🙂
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Looks amazing!!! Sushi is one of those things that is usually worth the extra money when it’s expensive…
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We wholeheartedly agree! We’ve never regretted spluging on sushi!
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