July | 2015 | SHIZUOKA SUSHI & SASHIMI: The other Jewels of Japan

Service: Pro and very friendly
Facilities: Very clean. Excellent and spacious washroom
Prices: Reasonable (for sushi!)
Strong points: Great variety of seafood from Shizuoka Prefecture and the rest of Japan. Great list of sake and shochu

O-Toshi/お通し, the snack coming with the first drink. Tuna tartare/maguro tataki/鮪叩き!

Sushi Ko is a favorite sushi bar/restaurant of mine in Shizuoka City for many reasons:
The prices are clearly indicated (bear in mind though that the o-toshi/snack will be charged). If you ask for a special order the staff will be glad to prepare according to a pre-agreed budget.
The variety of seafood is unequaled in the City thanks to very very strong links with fishermen and fish markets all over Japan. Moreover, it serves a splendid array of local products seasoned with locally-grown fresh wasabi!
Even vegetarians and vegans can be catered for!

As we had come just at the opening time I had the chance to take pictures of the morsels in their glass displays without interfering with any customer!

You will be able to see these if you sit at the counter!

Bear in mind that sitting at the counter costs more is just a fallacy!

For once we drank white wine and French Chablis is just perfect for sushi!

We alwaays start with one of the sashimi plates of the day. In this case, Bonito/Katsuo/鰹!

Always served on a bed of red onion!

With plenty of chopped scallions and grated fresh ginger!

For people who don’t fancy raw squid, ask for their tentacles deep-fried,ika geso karaage/烏賊ゲソ唐揚げ!

A rare fish from the Suruga Bay: Rosy seabass/nodoguro/ノドグロ!

Served as carpaccio with plenty of greens!

The chef confided that it was the first time he served it as such a request!

Then it was time for a few nigiri-styles sushi: scallops/hotate/帆立!

Sweet shrimps/Amaebi/甘海老!

Seared scabbard/cutlass fish with ponzu and momiji oroshi/Tachiuo aburi/太刀魚炙り!

back to a cooked morsel typical of Shizuoka Prefecture: Deep-fried Cherry shrimps and baby corn/sakura ebi kakiage to young corn/桜海老かき揚げとヤングコーン!

Squid “noodles” in gunkan/mothership-style sushi/Ika soumen gunkan nigiri/烏賊素麺軍艦握り!

Seared beef nigiri/Gyuu aburi/牛炙り握り!

Some-homed mad pickles to accompany the next drink!

Junmai ginjo by Fujinishiki Brewery in Fujinomiya City!

Our neighbors’ sashimi plate!

Spicy scallops roll/piri kara hotate maki/ピリ辛帆立巻!

Pickled squid for the Dragon!/ika shiokara/烏賊塩辛!

Conger eel and cucumber roll/Anakyu Makiアナキュウ巻!

Salmon roe in gunkan sushi style/Ikura gunkan /イクラ軍艦!

Having some fun with it!

And nameko mushroom soup to finish!

SUSHI KO/すし幸

420-0032 Shizuoka City, Aoi Ku, Ryogae-cho, 2-3-1 (Aoba Park Street)
Tel.: 054-251-9701
Business Hours： 17:00~25:00. 17:00~23:00 （Sundays）
Closed on Wednesdays
Reservations recommended
Credit cards OK
HOMEPAGE (in Japanese)
Smoking allowed. Private room can be arranged for non-smoking (4 people)

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