Sunday, June 11, 2006
best sushi consumed!
Saturday I was tapped for emergency duty. Spent all night in a Oklahoma datacenter, not the greatest of fun. My hotel suite was HUGE but I didn't even get to sleep in the bed. The sudden change of plans wreaked havoc on my travel plans, resulted in multiple stops. Nothing was going to stop me from attending my VMware class.
Sunday I spent all morning in the air, checked into my suite, then waited until dinner for Oga's. I know I've expounded on sushi previously but today's meal was just so good.
About 1 1/2 years ago my co-workers and I found Oga's by accident. We were driving past Legal Seafood on the 9 looking for a sushi place. After driving past a myriad of car dealerships we were just about to turn around when we spotted the restaurant on the side of the road. Luckily for us it was arguably THE best sushi restaurant in the US.
I ordered the sashimi deluxe, the gyoza, and a caterpiller roll. The sashimi deluxe was so artfully presented I should have brought a 8gpx DSLR to take a photo. The fish was so fresh it was glistening. In comparison, Shimogamo (best in AZ?) was "blurrier". What I mean by that was the fish wasn't as marblized, not as translucent. Oga's fish was in perfect focus (my descriptions are meaningless w/o pics, unfortunately). I could see every detail on the octopus tentacle. I was lucky enough to get three slices of yellowtail belly. The caterpiller roll was crazy detailed. They cut off a couple octopus rings for the eyes, and thin slices of carrots for the tentacles, a tiny piece of fish for the tongue.
Traditional sushi restaurants are a refreshing change to the loud music and hooters-esque girls of Scottsdale. The absence of tip jars at the sushi bar indicated a higher level of sophistication. They also don't charge for tea like some other shady places.
If you are ever in the area you MUST make the trip to Oga's. On friday I will order omakase and see what the chef comes up with. ¶ 6:33 PM
Sunday I spent all morning in the air, checked into my suite, then waited until dinner for Oga's. I know I've expounded on sushi previously but today's meal was just so good.
About 1 1/2 years ago my co-workers and I found Oga's by accident. We were driving past Legal Seafood on the 9 looking for a sushi place. After driving past a myriad of car dealerships we were just about to turn around when we spotted the restaurant on the side of the road. Luckily for us it was arguably THE best sushi restaurant in the US.
I ordered the sashimi deluxe, the gyoza, and a caterpiller roll. The sashimi deluxe was so artfully presented I should have brought a 8gpx DSLR to take a photo. The fish was so fresh it was glistening. In comparison, Shimogamo (best in AZ?) was "blurrier". What I mean by that was the fish wasn't as marblized, not as translucent. Oga's fish was in perfect focus (my descriptions are meaningless w/o pics, unfortunately). I could see every detail on the octopus tentacle. I was lucky enough to get three slices of yellowtail belly. The caterpiller roll was crazy detailed. They cut off a couple octopus rings for the eyes, and thin slices of carrots for the tentacles, a tiny piece of fish for the tongue.
Traditional sushi restaurants are a refreshing change to the loud music and hooters-esque girls of Scottsdale. The absence of tip jars at the sushi bar indicated a higher level of sophistication. They also don't charge for tea like some other shady places.
If you are ever in the area you MUST make the trip to Oga's. On friday I will order omakase and see what the chef comes up with. ¶ 6:33 PM
