Originally Posted by
msommers
Took the wife out for early V-Day dinner at Ryuko. Second time there and still think they have absolutely fantastic fish that's on-par with some Japanese sushi restaurants we visited in June.
We ordered the Hokkaido scallop and tartare to start. Scallop quality was great, sauce that it was swimming in was too much. Interesting take on tartare but neither one of us liked it that much as there were too many bold flavours competing, competing textures, and the beef was surprisingly chewy and sinewy. For wagyu beef this was a huge let down. Cassis still reigns supreme with tartare and I don't think that will ever change. The cocktails were nice but too sweet for my liking.
But the star of the night was exactly what I expected - the fish. We each ordered a premium set which is comprised of 8 different sushi, some dry-aged. Each one was executed perfectly.
The service at Ryuko is courteous albeit very slow. The quality of the fish they have here is excellent. For a Korean sushi restaurant, they do sushi exceptionally well in my opinion.
I have to go back to Zipang but I'm going to reach out and say Ryuko has nicer quality fish (but it's definitely more expensive so there's that). Quality is same/similar with Ari, and I like the Japanese vibe of Ari more.