Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Decided to try a new sushi place in the Bixby Knolls area. Sushi Nikkei. A lot of good hype coming from people regarding this establishment. Run by a brother and sister who are Japanese descent and born in Peru. If you do not have a reservation, you just cannot get in on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday. We went on a Tuesday and were parked in front before they opened. At 10 minutes to 5:00 there were people standing in line waiting for the doors to open. Only open Tues thru Sat from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Small establishment. Some outdoor dining tables. This place did not disappoint. Some of the best, freshest sushi I have ever had. Not cheap but good sushi anyplace is not inexpensive.
We started out with the Sushi Nikkei Tasting plate. 2 pieces each of Sweet Salmon with Parrillera sauce, cream cheese, crispy, tare. Tuma Power, Blue Fin Tuna, Parrillea sauce, aji amarillo, chalaquita. Parmesan Scallops, scallops, parmesan, butter lemon. Asian Shiromi, white fish, asian sauce, quinoa pop, lemon. I was particularly taken with the scallops. So tender and just melted in your mouth.
We ordered a dish of their Peruvian Ceviche. Outstanding. Mixed fish (catch of the day) tiger milk, aji amarillo, concha (toasted corn) and sweet potato.
Ordered 3 "specialty rolls". All were hits with us.
Acebichado, crispy shrimp, avocado topped with tuna, acebichado sauce, togarashi and green onions. This was my favorite of the 3.
Dusty Roll, crispy shrimp, avocado topped with octopus in ninja sauce, parmesan, tare. This roll came in 2nd place with me and 1st place with CJ.
Crab Salmon, blue crab, salmon and avocado.
Small surroundings and not much sound absorbing materials, By 7 pm the noise level was going up. That would be my only, very small negative.
We opened a 10 year old bottle of Camille Saves Champagne which paired exceptionally well with everything.
We are already planning our next dining experience at Sushi Nikkei.
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