Looking for good/authentic sushi!

Submitted by munkerz t3_yda6uk in newjersey

Live in central jersey but willing to travel to appease my recent sushi cravings. I've been to a few omakase places in the city and I realize it might be hard to find sushi of that level in NJ, but trying to get as close to it as possible. Looking for authentic, likely japanese owned. Not that I mind the chinese/korean owned ones but sometimes I'm not in the mood for them. To clarify, if anywhere on the menu there is a section with a couple rolls called "insert town name roll" or "crazy dragon roll" or "pink lady dragon" etc, I am NOT looking for those right now.

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Thanks in advance!

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The_Big_Daddy t1_itqyp8t wrote

Ai sushi in Somerville is as authentic as it gets in central NJ.

As for your last point, this is pulled right from their website:

>If you are into more run-of-the-mill Americanized sushi rolls like the quantity over quality of that of all-you-can-eat buffets, this might not be the place for you. For example, cooked rolls like tempura rolls, vegetable rolls, California rolls, Philadelphia rolls, for example.

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zapatasize t1_itqz2vz wrote

Ai sushi in Somerville. Does a top notch omakase. Hole in the wall, but awesome.

30 S Doughty Ave, Somerville, NJ 08876 (908) 526-8596 https://g.co/kgs/EcQBws

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jamielyn_ t1_itr8i7f wrote

Sushi by Bou! They have a location in the city that’s great but also have a Jersey City location apparently!

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ferocious_coug t1_itrj0wa wrote

Ai Sushi in Somerville and Ryujin in Bridgewater are the best you'll find in Central NJ.

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Eveready116 t1_itrre6l wrote

Replying to ferocious_coug (#225,161)

Are these Japanese owned/ Japanese chefs? Or Korean/ Chinese owned/ operated?

Had a bad experience at a place called Sushi Bada in Suffern, NY. Haven’t seen nigiri that badly skimped/ small, too heavy handed in terms of rolling/presentation. They charged per single piece, but charged what you normally pay for 2. Quality was mediocre overall.

Example- ikura- $8.25 per piece- very, very light on roe.

Uni- $9.00 per roll. Very light on the uni- also looked like what you buy from Hmart.

Maguro- $4.80 per roll- sliced so thin it was see through.

Otoro- $9.00 per roll- same- sliced super super thin.

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Eveready116 t1_itrrkd5 wrote

Wasabi in Ridgewood NJ.

Pretty decent spot. Japanese owned/ Japanese chef.

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clownpirate t1_itrtda8 wrote

Sushi Kai in Fort Lee was surprisingly good. Blew my expectations away. I was belittling “NJ omakase”. Be warned that the price is as expensive as many high end NYC omakase shops though. There are two other omakase places in Fort Lee, which I haven’t been too, but have good reviews on Google.

Domo Domo in Jersey City, but granted they’re the NJ outpost of a NYC shop.

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BYNX0 t1_itsb5ut wrote

I put a recommendation AGAINST ninja sushi in north Brunswick. I’ve eaten there over 50 times in the past few years, and when I went to order food for delivery, they were extremely rude, refusing to deliver to my house 5.1 miles away, when their limit is 5 miles (their words, not mine). Keep in mind the order was also over $100 (not some small $10 order).

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Practical_Argument50 t1_itsi1ot wrote

Osaka in Scotch Plains is good. I live nearby so I might have a bit of preference. The owners/chefs are Japanese so there’s that.

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ImperialDogeMaster t1_itwyi48 wrote

Try bistro1021, clark. I'm no connoisseur, but the Korean sushi chef there is not bad. Byob.

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