Opened back in January, Umai Sushikan is the latest Japanese restaurant that builds around freshly imported ingredients from Tsukiji Market (or equivalent grade? I'm no expert in Japanese food).
On top of the premium jet-fresh fish from Japan, there are also other notable items on the menu including Japanese skewers, donburi bowls and sushi and sashimi platters.
Of course, we were starting things off with their sushi - Salmon roe sushi ($30) and Crab leg and crab paste sushi ($25). Not bad.
Cho-toro from Nagazaki ($45) - Silky, creamy and melt-in-the-mouth. That was the best piece of sushi by a country mile.
California hand roll ($30) - Pretty nice with lots of crab meat.
Chicken wing skewers ($38) - These were very tasty. Japanese chicken wing skewers tended to have an excessive dose of salt all the time but not these ones here. The seasoning was spot on.
Eel Donburi ($150) - Mom didn't want any part of the raw stuff so she quietly had her own eel donburi. While the eel didn't look particularly nice, mom was quick to report that it was fairly delicious. But since she hasn't had eel for a while, take this one with a grain of salt.
I thought their cho-toro was really good (and well priced). Likewise for some of their skewers. Their donburi and udon soup were pretty average so avoid them unless you want to really stuff yourself.
Food Rating: 5/10
Price: $$$
Address: Shop G04, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: Tsim Sha Tsui
Tel: +852 2115-9956
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