One of the most memorable meals I've had. Service was incredible and staff was highly engaged, vibe…read moreis quaint and clean and inviting and the food is off the charts. Might be my absolute fave sushi spot in Seattle now. I can't wait to go back - sake pairing too was so interesting and creative. Must try if you haven't been!

We did the Omakase and there really isn't much to to say other than it was worth every penny. The…read morechefs were very nice and explained each dish to the three groups that were there. The food was very good and it really felt like chef Suzuki was so friendly and entertaining. They even sang happy birthday to us.

Managed to get a last minute reservation and was they were nice enough to accommodate me for…read moreomakase. Hands down the best sushi I've ever had and Chef Sho (and the rest of the crew) are a delight. Highly recommend.

The best sushi we've had in Seattle - we enjoyed it more than Shiro's, Kashiba, Ltd Sushi, and…read moreSanKai (and these are all places we love!). I ordered the a la carte options but my husband ordered the omakase, and we both had a grand time. The sushi is incredibly fresh and flavorful, and it was inspiring to see the chef work. Chef Sho is hospitable, fast yet skillful. This spot is from the same team as Onibaba and Tsukushinbo, so the quality is high here. The staff is friendly and attentive. Plus, the decor is aesthetically pleasing and well thought-out.

We came to celebrate our anniversary and had such a wonderful time! Chef Masaki was so…read moreknowledgeable and friendly. He definitely made our meal extra special. The staff in general were also very respectful and friendly! Dinner service lasted almost 2 hrs. We were the only reservation at 5 so we ended up talking with a lot of the chefs, which was very cool. It's not everyday that you get to speak with a talented chef. A few highlights for me: -The tuna, smoked salmon and sablefish from the appetizer plate was stunning -Dashi soup was out of this world delicious. I loved the tomato notes. It was light yet had depth. -Really enjoyed the uni and botan ebi. The uni was very fresh and melted in my mouth. -Dashi soup to finish was also so yummy; made with fish bones broth and dashi, it made me feel bad about the instant Dashi I use at home. Also the kombu in the miso tasted very fresh, not like the dried kinds I usually eat. -Genmaicha ice cream with shiso jelly and melons was a strangely delicious combo. We will definitely return!

Sloooowwwly making my way through all the omakase spots in Seattle. Shomon kappo was relatively…read moreeasy to book a reservation for. Had a couple open Saturday dinner spots just a couple days before. I love that Shomon is near Amazon town, so that we get free parking and can walk over to the restaurant. The place itself is clean, modern, and spacious. There's a pretty long bar, and two tables. I loved the immaculate lighting above the tables. Made for very good food pics. The whole omakase experience was very good. I thought the pacing of courses was perfect. I didn't feel rushed or like I was waiting around too much. The courses themselves were super beautiful. Flavors were interesting and fresh as well. I especially liked the bluefin tuna with dried apple in the first course, the white fish nigiris, the uni dish, and the dessert. Can't say I loved every single bite though. Some flavor combos fell flat (like the Wagyu in squash blossom). Service was absolutely amazing. We felt very taken care of throughout the entire experience. Would love to come back to try a different seasons menu, but not my absolute favorite.

Perfection. An S-tier omakase experience…read more Situated near Cal Anderson Park in Capitol Hill, LTD Edition is minimalist and small (if you want to eat here, and I assure you, you do, you'll have to plan ahead to get a seat at the 10-person sushi counter or at one of the three two-top tables). No fancy decor because none is needed; the food is the star of the show here. Our experience included four different appetizer courses--among them was a peach juice gelée with geoduck, cucumber, and Rainier cherries; and flash-fried, panko-encrusted halibut with a shiso sauce (think Japanese pesto). There were five sushi courses, including a fatty toro hand roll made tableside (not just the best hand roll I've ever had but one of the best things I've eaten in recent memory), an array of nigiri, all seasoned to subtle perfection, that included Dungeness crab, Spanish mackerel, belly tuna, Skipjack, and an array of others, an uni (sea urchin) hand roll, another plate of nigiri, and more. Everything was outstanding and in perfect balance. Your meal will be different as the courses change daily, but all will be prepared with precision and expertise. And the service! Incredible service can take a meal from great to exceptional. Such is the case here. Service was friendly, instructive, and filled with lively conversation and good humor. The attentiveness and care that came with this already epic meal was wonderful. Oh! I am told (my husband had this but I do not partake) that the sake pairing is not to be missed. Nine varieties, each paired with a different element of the meal. Getting a seat here isn't easy; you cannot simply drop in and hope for the best. But if you're able to secure a spot, your efforts will be richly rewarded.

I'll start by saying I'm usually not the biggest omakase person since I always leave slightly…read moreunderwhelmed and hungry with a sad wallet. However, LTD gave me an experience that I genuinely felt was 100% worth it! We made a reservation as soon as they were released, and snagged a spot for their first omakase table seating on a Monday night. Since we were celebrating a birthday, they were so kind to start us off with some champagne which was really yummy - the perfect bubbliness and sweetness. On to the omakase, we were served a total of 14 courses for their summer menu: 4 appetizers, 2 handrolls, 7 nigiri, and dessert. For the appetizers we got a seasonal jelly with geoduck and fruits, fresh salmon with daikon and microgreens, fried halibut with a shiso leaf sauce, and kelp dashi soup. We all collectively loved the halibut the most - it was so perfectly fried and the shiso sauce (grown from the chef's backyard!) was addictingly delicious, one of the most unique and delicious sauces I've ever had! We then were served a toro handroll which was amazing. They season their rice with an aged red vinegar which gives it a brown color and the grains themselves are slightly warm and the perfect texture. Their nori is thin yet crisp and the toro just melted in my mouth. Absolutely amazing of a course. They make these right in front of you too! Next we were served our first plate of nigiri - barracuda, striped jack, dungeness crab, and mackerel. The striped jack was my favorite of this bunch! I'm a huge amberjack fan, and this one was even better than that with the perfect soft yet firm texture and clean fresh flavor on top of the most perfectly cooked rice. barracuda was really unique and the crab was also so fresh, juicy, and slightly sweet. Delicious! Then, we had another handroll service - this time with uni! I'm usually not the biggest fan of uni but this was by FAR the best uni I've ever had in my life. It was so creamy and fresh and sweet and just melted upon eating. It was the perfect size and the seaweed was spectacular as well. Onto our second plate of nigiri, we were served the classic akami (lean tuna), otoro (fatty tuna), and marinated black cod. These were SPECTACULAR. The akami was everything you need it to be - the perfect texture, flavor, and freshness. The otoro was interesting to me, as it wasn't as melt-in-your-mouth but the flavor was different that the otoro I've had before - it had an extra savory note to it that I really liked. Finally, the black cod was so so good... I've never had it served this way but the cod was cooked so well and the flavor was perfection. For dessert we had the traditional miso soup and tamago. Safe to say, somehow this tamago also blew me away! It was mildly sweet and also had a unique flavor that was really addicting - I could've eaten so many more! Overall, if you're looking for an omakase experience in Seattle, I would highly highly recommend making a reservation at LTD. From the beginning to end and everything considered, this was definitely an experience I enjoyed to the max :)

I love Hummingbird Sushi so much…read more The jalapeño hamachi is AMAZING, and I'm obsessed with the garlic lime edamame, miso soup, green tea, and every sushi roll I've tried here. Everything is fresh, flavorful, and consistently delicious. And I have to give a special shoutout to our server Nichita-- so friendly, attentive, and genuinely wonderful. Great service makes an already amazing meal even better! Hummingbird Sushi is absolutely one of my favorite spots in lower queen anne.

Ripoff We were in town and debated going to a fancy sushi…read moredinner at an omikase place or other like Shiro or sushi kashiba. However we decided for something closer to the space needle since everyone was hungry, And we figured we'd save some time and money. This is, BY FAR, the most I've ever spent on sushi. More than some very nice steak places. $14 for small spicy tuna roll adds up fast. Tiny appetizerss are $25. I'd budge $100 per person if you actually want a meal, and we didn't drink any alcohol. It's crazy and was such a downer end to the vacation, like I'd just been robbed. Sushi was good, but go to a memorable place if you want to spend that kind of morn. Place smelled bad when we walked in too. A for sushi quality, D for price/value

This is the best omakase in Seattle by far. I've tried every single omakase in Seattle, and this…read morespot just checks off all the boxes for me. Although it is quite expensive and hard to get a reservation, this restaurant should be treated as a very special treat because it is very very delicious. The menu changes every season, at least 4 times a year (fully), and then through out the season, different items on the menu get switched out as well. It's very refreshing to eat something different each time I go. Every dish is made with intention and detailed care -- from the appetizers, to the Kaiseki, to the nigiri all the way to the desserts. One of my favorites bonuses of Taneda are the sake pairings. I've been to Taneda many times, and each time, I got the opportunity to try so many different bottles of sake. Their sake selection is truly phenomenal.

Ah, I have nothing but good things to say about Taneda. It's one of my absolute favorite omakase. I…read morehad reservation here for earlier this year or maybe last year but had to cancel so I was excited when I found out my friend had booked an entire seating for us for her husband's birthday. I do not remember all the bites but everything was amazing. My friend goes pretty regularly so I'm hoping to ask her for help getting seats when the winter menu starts. The place definitely got a bit upgraded since I've been here. A lot brighter in here and he has more staff. Chef Taneda is so friendly and sweet. Loved how he was giving my friends extra for their daughter as they brought her along for dinner.

We came early on a Friday night and we were glad we did. It got busy really quick. 2 hour validated…read moreparking in the garage. Make sure to bring your license plate w you when you scan the QR code for the parking. My group loved everything we ordered. From the salmon carpaccio and the chicken kara age. Everything was perfect. I also ordered the power bowl and 5 temaki. I could not praise enough how fresh everything tasted. We were lucky that our group of 5 came in early without a reservation bc everybody started coming in and then you noticed the staff and kitchen getting busy. Out of the 5 temaki, my favorite was probably the spider or the scallop. The salmon was good too. Would totally come back. Staff and service were excellent.

Sushi Nori still has my heart, and my love for their fresh sushi rolls runs as deep as ever…read more Even now that I am pregnant, I still stop in regularly for a roll or two just because I love this place so much. It is such a relief that they have fantastic cooked options, like their incredible shrimp tempura and eel rolls, which are perfect for us expecting moms who still need our sushi fix. I did try their spicy ramen and it wasn't really my favorite, but that doesn't take away any love I have for this restaurant. The sushi is where they truly shine, and I genuinely cannot wait until I can finally have their tuna poke roll again!

We went to wa'z for me birthday and had a fantastic meal. This is definitely a great place to go…read morefor special occasions. The food is wonderful and the service is perfect. If you desire to go, make sure you plan ahead for reservations. The interior is kind of stark and wooden, but comfortable. There are 10 seats at the chef's bar, but we had one of the tables. They have a ton of sake choices, but we got a bottle of plum wine (which goes well with sushi. There is a set menu, with a nice introduction to each course. Every dish was thoughtful and delicious, including a dish of salmon that is one of the best tastes I have ever had. Another big memory was this big, gorgeous piece of tuna they brought out and cut sashimi from. Just really excellent. This is definitely worth a visit, we had just a super experience.

I'd been looking forward to this after having Kaiseki in Kyoto, but this didn't come close -- and…read moreat $185+/person, it should have. The seasonal albacore sashimi was the low point: sliced too thick, with a strong fishy smell suggesting it wasn't as fresh as advertised. I had to wash it down with water to get through my gagging. For a seafood city like Seattle, the nigiri was shockingly mediocre too. About 80% of the food was a struggle to get through. Grilled fish was overdone; the fried fish was overdone, cold, and stiff. A tofu-sauce dish with fig, walnut, and shrimp somehow tasted like potato salad -- more Americanized comfort food than Kaiseki. Dessert looked beautiful, with a bit of tableside theatrics, but tasted bland and the components were hard to distinguish from each other. The one dish that impressed was, ironically, the wagyu beef -- not exactly the point of a Kaiseki menu built around seasonal, local ingredients. Service didn't help. We were seated dead-center at the counter but too far from the two staff explaining each course to actually hear them -- we kept leaning in, only for one of them to eventually notice. We also missed out on things other diners got, like an up-close look at the aged tuna. There was only one waitress, who was also the hostess and had to clear every course and handle all drinks -- she was clearly stretched thin, and our water and tea went unrefilled until we flagged it ourselves. I don't fault her personally; it read as an understaffing problem. But at this price point, they should have staffed appropriately -- a mandatory 20% tip feels absurd when there isn't enough staff to actually deliver the service that tip is supposed to reflect. For the price and the format's promise, this fell far short of what I'd expect from Kaiseki. It's worth noting that many glowing reviews here mention meeting the head chef -- we didn't, and I wonder if we simply caught the restaurant on an off night without him there for quality control. If so, that's still a problem: consistency shouldn't depend on which night you walk in.