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Best Expensive Sushi: Sushiden

  • December 17, 2003
  • Rated 5 of 5 by ext212 from New York, New York
Best Expensive Sushi: Sushiden

Sushiden Madison Avenue
19 East 49th Street
New York, NY, 10017
212/758-2700

There are two Sushidens in New York City, one on Sixth Avenue and this one on Madison. Whichever branch you pick, make sure you ask to be seated at the bar so you can talk to your chef and get the chance to eat sushi that's not on the menu.

Whenever I go to a sushi restaurant, I always start off with the uni, sea urchin--if it's excellent, then I know the place will have more of the good stuff coming.

At Sushiden, after the uni, the chef always asks me what I want next, and this is when I tell them, "whatever you want me to taste." They'll only ask you if you're allergic to anything, and after I say no, I will sit for the next hour eating sushi after sushi that melts in my mouth like butter.

One of the most memorable experiences was when our chef brought out some fresh shrimp, disassembled the heads, and used tweezers to pick the brain. He put all the gray and orange matter on top of Japanese mackerel, together with the shrimp body itself. When we were done bowing in appreciation and glee, the chef deep-fried the shrimp head shells and offered it to us to snack on. No part of the shrimp was wasted.

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