Hi friends, welcome back! A few weeks ago Jon and I were treated to our second omakase experience at Genki Omakase. This Noho restaurant offers a 13-course tasting menu for $78 or a 17-course tasting menu for $98. It is also BYOB, but we were fine with our sparkling water. We were very excited to taste each piece and it’s always fun to watch the chefs work their magic to create such beautiful, bite-sized works of art.
Kumamoto Oyster – this was my first time trying oyster, and it was seasoned well, but the texture was a little too much for me. I felt brave for trying it though!
Awabi – a type of seasnail that is a delicacy and has a similar texture of a scallop
Salmon
Kanpachi – a type of kingfish related to tuna
Hirame – Japanese for Flounder
Shima Aji – striped horse mackerel
Madai – a Sea Bream fish often eaten on special occasions
Kinmedai – splendid alfonsino, a red fish with very large eyes because it is typically found at depths of 400-600 meters
King Salmon
Akamizuke – Bluefin tuna
Botan Ebi – large shrimp
Hotate – scallops
Hokkaido Uni – I realized that uni isn’t my favorite taste. It is the edible part of a sea urchin.
O’toro – fatty part of a tuna fish
Albacore Tuna
A5 Wagyu+Uni+Foie Gras
Unagi – which is an eel flavored sweet biscuit. This tasted more like apple flavored oatmeal, so maybe I’m missing something.
We enjoyed our tasting menu at Genki Omakase! It’s always fun trying new things and I especially love watching the chef prepare each piece. My favorites of the day were the Hirame, Shima Aji, and O’toro but everything tasted so fresh and high quality. Would you try this tasting menu?
