龍馬の子孫?
Visited on February 28, 2018 (Wednesday) around 12:15 PM. The restaurant is located on the basement floor of the Piatto dining area, between JR Tamachi Station and Toei Subway Mita Station. It is a 1-2 minute walk from either station. Upon entering, there were table seats in the front, with 1 table for 2 people and 3 tables for 4 people. To the left of the entrance, there was a unique counter seating area with 8 seats. Inside the counter area, the head chef was busy making sushi. There seemed to be someone at the washing area, with a total of 4 staff members including the head chef, a young chef, and a female server. At the time of my review, the restaurant had 8 reviews with an average rating of 3.01 (nighttime: 3.01, daytime: 3.02). There were around 12 customers already seated and about 10 customers waiting. Surprisingly, a reservation arrived at 12:30 PM, ordering sushi ranging from 3,000 to 4,000 yen, possibly for business entertainment. As a solo diner, I was seated at the available counter seats. I made a simple order of the cheapest option, the "Chirashi Bowl for 840 yen (tax included)". The bowl included tuna, salmon, squid, octopus, shrimp, fish cake, tamagoyaki, salmon flakes, and cucumber toppings on vinegar rice. The portion of rice was average, and I thought a larger portion might be better for young businessmen. The bowl didn't showcase expensive cuts of fish, but for 840 yen including tax, it was acceptable. The miso soup had plenty of seaweed. I wished there were chopped green onions or tofu, but that might increase the price to over 1,000 yen. During my meal, the phone at the restaurant rang. The young chef was called to help urgently at the first-floor curry shop "Izumi" run by the head chef's wife. However, the young chef declined, causing a brief disagreement between the chefs. After finishing my meal, I visited the curry shop and saw the head chef's wife managing alone, while the young chef returned to the sushi restaurant. Regular customers were ordering beer, and the head chef politely asked for their patience due to the busy lunch rush. Despite being a sushi restaurant established in 1947, it seemed to have a lot of regular customers. The tea and miso soup were served hot. While the restaurant operated normally for a personal business, the busy lunchtime made it a bit chaotic. The sushi seemed pretty average despite the high number of customers. I wanted to try the nigiri sushi, but seeing the cheapest option at 1,050 yen, I felt a bit disappointed. The total bill for the day was 840 yen. Thank you for the meal.