Last Friday my friend Matt was in town and we caught up wandering from TriBeCa to Soho to the UES. It was a great night; Matt is the first person I really traipsed around restaurants with back in Richmond during college. We used to act like we were writing reviews using as much alliteration as possible. Our servers loved us.
One of my less inspiring temp jobs when I first moved to Manhattan was in Soho. As a treat for calling 600 people that I didn't have direct phone numbers for about an event, I decided to treat myself to lunch. "Extensive" research about sushi and lunches under $10 brought me to nagomi. I walked over, ordered the lunch special (some rolls and miso soup), and went to pay with my credit card. Guess what? nagomi doesn't take credit cards if you are spending less than $10. I was a dollar or so short. Embarrasing, but they were very kind and let me keep my food, which was delicious. So I always meant to go back and pay in full for a meal...
Cue being in Soho on Friday night craving sushi. Matt and I stopped in around 8:00 pm, were seated immediately, and ordered promptly. We started with edamame. nagomi's is served hot and with the perfect amount of salt and then split 5 different rolls. Everything was fresh and as tasty as I remembered it being 2+ years ago. As always I loved the eel cucumber roll, but was pleasantly surprised by the spicy scallop roll. It wasn't a marshmellow of the sea served this way but it worked well with the spice. Also interesting was the squash roll, which tasted completely different depending on whether or not you dipped it in soy sauce.
It was a great meal, although the service could have been more attentive, and I'll definitely return if my location and timing is right. Our bill also included a sapporo and was under $50. Not bad.
Location: 179 Prince Street (Between Thompson and Sullivan)
Hours: Mon-Sun Dinner, Lunch Mon-Fri
Cost: $$$
This is Matt. Sarah's blog is great! I know everyone agrees.
ReplyDeleteThis night was really nice. The food was delicious, and not as expensive as other sushi outings I've had in Manhattan. The food looked so good on the menu, that we almost ordered too many rolls! Luckily, I came to my senses and asked if we had ordered enough food... the server told me that we had.
Unfortunately, the instant we got our food the service immediately approached an impasse. Don't attempt to attend this ambient culinary attraction if you aspire to an accelerated experience! (That one's for you, Sarah!)
All in all, I would visit again... nice price, intimate setting, good food, and wonderful company...
Oh, and Sarah, you should do a retro review on our first "critic experience" at the Acappella!
Matt! Your comment isn't supposed to outdo my review! Sigh. Excellent job with the alliteration. :)
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