blue ribbon sushi

new york, ny

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turns out derek and i don't have as refined sushi sensibilities as we thought we did. we ordered the omakase menu at blue ribbon sushi and were underwhelmed because, well, everything tasted like fish. the salmon was melt-in-your-mouth good and there was a particular sashimi that reminded me of fishing trips my dad used to take us on when we were kids. good memories, good sashimi, but that's all i can say about the meal. i think derek and i prefer the unique sauces and preparation in sushi seki's omakase menu.

when we were done eating the sushi and sashimi, they deep fried the fish head and bones. for us to eat. i ate the meaty parts of the head but i could not eat a fish's head whole. derek crunched on a few fried fish bones. not fun. we kept coughing as if the bones were still stuck in our throats on our walk back uptown (where i got a custard at shake shack and derek stopped by mcdonald's because we were still hungry). maybe if we had more sophisticated palates and stomachs we would have been satisfied by the amazing spread of fresh fish at blue ribbon sushi. unfortunately we don't and next time we go, we'll probably order some spicy rolls and tempura.