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As a resident of Otaru, I am very familiar with Uoichishin. I have used it a lot, so there are things I want to say. Last June, I visited "Suto Uoichishin" in Niseko, even though it is located in Niseko. The sushi was very delicious! It's nice to watch them make it right in front of you at the counter. The tempura was also good. However, the soba was not good. First, let's start with a review of this restaurant. In terms of location, when you go from Niseko Station towards the mountains and see a Seven-Eleven, it's on your right. There used to be a restaurant called "Soga" here. I have memories of using Soga quite frequently, even before I started using Tabelog. Whenever I came to this area, I would think of Soga! That's how often I used it. After Soga closed, I didn't eat in this area as much. I visited thinking about that. The parking lot is spacious. Of course, you can park for free! I think you can park more than 50 cars. It's quite spacious. I entered the restaurant. After disinfecting my hands, we were guided to a table for 3 people. I looked at the menu. This menu... What a waste. There are 8 lunch menu options. ... Preparing in advance, the prices are quite high. All prices are listed without tax, which is expected, but the cheapest option, the "daily special set" is 880 yen + tax = 968 yen! It's in the Niseko area, so it can't be helped, but... Looking at the photos, I can't order this. Two of us ordered the "Uoichishin set meal" for 1,280 yen + tax, and one person ordered the "staff meal bowl" for 980 yen + tax, totaling 3,894 yen. Hmm. I'm not comparing, but the other day when I went to "Shunsai" in front of Kutchan Station, we had a delicious meal with drinks for about 3,500 yen for 3 people. So, I thought maybe I should have gone there instead. I wrote a lot, but the atmosphere of the restaurant is really wonderful. You can tell that a lot of money was spent on the interior. As soon as you enter, you can see the authentic sushi counter in front of you, and the head chef seems to emit a good aura. The staff seem to be well trained, and the operations are done nicely. So, even though it's a bit expensive, it's forgivable. If you're in a situation where you're skiing in Niseko with a foreigner who is visiting Japan for the first time, you might want to choose this restaurant. However, what's disappointing is the menu. As I mentioned earlier, the price setting, all listed without tax, is good, but the daily special set for 880 yen, and the staff meal bowl for 980 yen... I wonder if they set it like this because they think not many people will order it. It seems like an overinterpretation. If there was a surprising value in the daily special set, I would be happy, but since Uoichishin is like a chain restaurant, I don't expect that much. As for the staff meal bowl... Well, I'll leave that for later. After 980 yen, the next option jumps to 1,280 yen. There is no price setting of 1,080 yen or 1,180 yen. Even if you choose the 1,280 yen option, with tax it becomes 1,408 yen. Is it because the location here has high rent and land prices? I haven't looked into that, so I don't know. Maybe there are a lot of staff, so labor costs are high. But that's none of my business. I prioritize cost performance. Even if it's expensive, if it's delicious, I'm satisfied, and even if it's cheap and reasonably tasty, I'm happy. Uoichishin set meal 1,408 yen (tax included) The first thing that catches your eye is the sushi. From front to back, there is honmaguro (probably close to chu-toro), hirame engawa, salmon, squid, shrimp, tamago, ikura, 6 pieces + tamago. I'll write the review starting with the sushi. The quality of this sushi was quite high. Honmaguro. The cutting is somewhat disappointing and lacks beauty, but it has a good amount of fat and is probably using honmaguro. It's probably close to chu-toro. It has a good sweetness, and the thickness of the neta and the balance of the vinegar rice are good. This is delicious. At 220 yen per piece, it's worth it. Next is the hirame engawa. Is it from Suto or Otaru? Anyway, it's fresh. It's not the flesh of hirame, but the engawa of hirame.