I ordered a bunch of interesting sounding things, since that's what they're known for. The waiter opted to "remember" them rather than write them down.... They seemed to arrive in a weird, random order. At most sushi bars you'd probably get your sashimi and nigiri first, before the more elaborate rolls. But here, a couple of half-rolls, one with smoked salmon, cream cheese (almost every roll on the menu has cream cheese, not a good sign), cashews, arugula, and a sort of spiced sesame cream. Interesting, in a good way, but not a wow. The second was a tempura prawn ceviche roll, one of the few without cream cheese, and quite good, with flavors of basil and citrus. 115 pesos each half-roll.
Then, the tiradito arrived, but it's not a tiradito, because the fish (chernia, a type of bass) in it is completely uncured, just cut in strips and rolled up, and there was no evidence of the promised rocoto chili. There was a little dab on each piece of some sort of pink cream, which maybe was supposed to be a crema de rocoto, but if so, all the heat and been washed out of it. 130 pesos.
The third half-roll arrived, which was to be a tempura of salmon with avocado and crispy corn (I'm guessing that's what the powder on top was, but that kind of takes away from the crunchiness. Oh well. A bit too sweet for me with a pineapple sauce on it. 115 pesos.
And, two pieces of fog salmon, which turned out to be simply plain salmon nigiri over which they'd placed a small dome filled with smoke. Pretty much, no flavor of smoke, since it was topped with the dome for maybe ten seconds before it was removed. But, decent, if expensive at that point, salmon nigiri. 105 pesos.
I'd also ordered a round of sashimi that was supposed to be coated with pepper, an interesting twist on tataki, but it never arrived. So much for "remembering". But honestly, at that point, while everything was fresh, it was all good sushi, none of it was as exciting as I'd hoped from reading about this place, so I didn't ask for the missing plate.
If I lived in Olivos, this might be a place to regularly grab sushi - it was all good or better - though I'd probably stick with the non-creative stuff and just go for fresh fish and properly prepared rice. I might not order from the kitchen again, though that's only based on sampling two dishes. But I doubt I'd make the trek from here in Recoleta again. I should note that we were "recognized" and given both a 20% discount, and no charge for our bottles of water, so lunch came in at a much lighter price than planned. read more
