sushi shota

Date: 22nd September

Sushi Shota @ Kyoto Plaza

My younger brother was set to leave town for some time, so I decided to treat him lunch at Sushi Shota… 

menu

we ordered the Sashimi and Sushi set ($280 + $20 for upgrade to hot udon), plus a beef teriyaki set ($90)

chawanmushi

the sashimi and sushi set came with a lot of side dishes, and this was first to arrive. the custard was pretty solid and very eggy and not much taste to it apart from 'eggs' - i.e. there wasn't enough dashi added to the mixture. there was no seafood but only a few pieces of mushroom.... definitely no where near Naozen's. 

potato salad

mashed potato salad, iceberg, cucumber, tomatoes, fish roe

T downed this one for us, as we don't like potatoes much...

udon

thick udon, hot shoyu broth

udon was too soft for me - i still prefer the thin and chewy or flat udon noodles.... 

miso soup, pickles

nothing crazy good here - miso soup was just plain with spring onions. 

sushi and sahimi platter

sushi: negitoro (fatty tuna & spring onion) maki, uni gunkan, salmon roe gunkan, snapper, steamed shrimp, tamago, salmon, yellowtail, fatty tuna

sashimi: octopus, lean tuna, sweet shrimp, salmon, clam, yellowtail, hirame (flounder), mackerel

whilst most of the sushi were fairly fresh, my favourite being the negitoro maki, the sashimi disappointed. the sashimi today were mostly the inexpensive kinds - something you would expect for their normal sashimi sets, rather than a premium set. we weren't given any toro save for the one piece on top of the sushi, and even so, the lean tuna which we were given was no longer fresh and was quite oxidised....it was actually inedible =(. Mackerel sashimi was nice though. 

appetizer

this appetizer of korean-like japchae came with the beef teriyaki set. weird pairing, but ok. 

beef teriyaki main

grilled beef, mayo, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, shredded cabbage

beef was way way way too tough, and it tasted..... a lot like a burger patty for some reason

the bowl of rice was also dishearteningly your typical long-grain rice, rather than Japanese pearl rice

after being rushed to pay, we were rushed to order our flavours for ice cream too... 

sesame

bits of ground sesame in the icecream for a bit of texture, different but strong and yummy

green tea

not as strong nor bitter as i would have liked - you can probably tell from the light green colour...but nonetheless edible

cute cup of coffee to end, served with miniature ucc creamers

Food: ♥♥1/2

Service: ♥♥

Price: $$$

Sushi Shota 

8/F Kyoto Plaza, 491-499 Lockhart Rd., Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2834 3031