2nd time at Sushi Akira as I enjoyed my first visit back in 2024. For background, Maeiwa-san trained under the Sushi Takumi group (known for Sho-style sushi/Sho lineage) with most of it under Sushisho Masa. He also trained at Sazenka too, though there wasn’t any Chinese influence during the meal.
Favorite bites were the array of otsumami served with grilled botan ebi, ankimo, and the straw smoked katsuo being standouts. For nigiri, I loved the kohada, kajiki-maguro, aori ika, shiro amadai, and the maguro. The tama-anago hit as always. I ordered some additional pieces like kinmedai, kanpyomaki, and shirako (not all pictured due to photo limit). Also ordered a couple glasses of Aramasa Cosmos 2024, from the Colors series.
The meal was very delicious and service was excellent. I talked with the chef and staff and broke the ice. It was cool to learn more about Maeiwa-san and the FOH/assistants. After the meal, they handed me a business card, saying that I could book direct. I’ll for sure be back here again whenever I’m in Tokyo.
by KAWAIIDUKE