20 course Omakase menu. This was not true Omakase. Where true Omakase is like a whisky tasting where the fish is the show runner, this was like a cocktail flight. Lots of sauces and topping, where the fish is there but not the main attraction. Still very good
by Groollover86
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I recently went because we got a gift certificate for a wedding gift. It was fine but I would’ve been really disappointed if we had to pay with our own money. It felt like omakase for people who don’t like sushi with all of the sauces. Everything, including the drinks, felt way overpriced.
O -ya is not true authentic Japanese omakase. Its poor quality rice, fish with tons of truffle oil and caviar. I actually wanted to throw up one of the pieces because it was so mushy.
Its really over priced place that will have a hard time competing against authentic Japanese omakase places such as WASHIN and 311 in Boston.
Comic Sans for the menu? Jail.
Love this place
Boston doesn’t do Michelin stars, we don’t subscribe to that for whatever reason
Disgrace to edomae sushi.
Boston has the James Beard award. I’m happy Boston doesn’t have Michelin stars. It kind of forces you to do everything by a set of bullet points. Service starts to get really stuffy and overly pretentious. I love Michelin star restaurants, but enjoy there is no pressure for chefs here
Looks good; very modern/fusion-ish, but delicate. I only must disagree with “not true omakase”; as long as the chef is choosing the products and dishes he wants to present to you, it’s “omakase”. The word origins from 任す (“makasu”), which translates roughly to “leave to”, “entrust”. お任せ („omakase“) then is the shortened polite version of お任せください („omakasekudasai“), which simply means: “leave it to us”.
Loved my meal there a few years back.
Came here for the first time for my 36th birthday earlier this week. First time doing omakase as well. Really enjoyed the experience! The pacing of each plate was great, too.
Looks great, but that grade of tuna is never getting a star.
We went last year and were honestly not impressed. The menu back then was so yuzu forward like literally half of the courses were citrusy. The ingredients were phenomenal though which is sometimes hard to find in Boston. Would go again if someone else is paying! But on my own dime I’d splurge at laughing monks, 311 or umami.
Echo all the mockery re. comic sans. A literal crime.