We were fortunate to be invited by friends to dine at Sushi Que. Sushi Que is a newish-still sushi joint, very small mom and pop run shop on King Street. They are located near Golden Pork Tonkotsu Ramen Bar. Parking is obviously very limited so we actually caught an Uber over. This is a very small shop so you definitely should not show up as a walk-in. And it also seems like their reservations are booked out months in advance so keep that in mind when you plan your trip. For an omakase restaurant, it’s about $100 which is very cheap compared to the other omakase restaurants (where it’s usually $150 minimum). Even though it’s a cheaper price, they do not skimp on quality or service. It’s BYOB but no corkage fee, wow! That’s a super rare find, just make sure you offer up some drinks to the Taisho and staff! 🙂 This is going to be a long post, strap in.
Seafood Bouillabase Soup Starter
Deeply rich in seafood flavor, you can taste every layer. Rich flavor in a light broth.
Ankimo (Monkfish Liver)
monkfish liver, cucumbers, wakame, daikon and goma served with a sweet ponzu sauce
Ankimo is one of my favorite dishes in any Japanese restaurant. This was no exception, so creamy with a clean taste – no fishiness at all. Delicious!
Himalayan Pink Salt
I have never seen this before! They served each dinner your own slab of himaylan pink salt that you can add a squeeze of lime to (I think it was lime). This goes with the sashimi slices coming up in the next picture.
Sashimi
Hamachi, Red Snapper, Salmon, Octopus (2 pcs), and Snapper Belly (for me, amaebi for everyone else)
They were very nice in accommodating my raw shrimp allergy and the red snapper belly was amazing. The octopus pieces actually contains a sucker, very interesting texture – crunchy and fresh. A bit chewy but not tough. So yes, you can use the himalayan salt slab to dip the sashimi into if you want! No soy sauce. It was wonderful.
Fresh Washington Oyster
served with sea grapes and ikura
I love oysters so much and these were so fresh and delicious. Clean ocean taste, the crunchiness of the sea grapes and the richness of the ikura only help to accentuate the fresh taste of the oyster.
South African Lobster Tail
This was the same lobster used to make the bouillabase soup. Very light on the seasoning for this lobster which was good because it allowed the tasty and fleshy piece of lobster’s taste shine through!
Otoro
Do I really need to say more? Can you get much better than Otoro? No. It was everything you could hope for. Melt in your mouth goodness. Love the tare he brushes on, nice dashi taste.
Flounder Fin with Ume Shiso Leaf
Ding ding ding. I don’t know if I have ever had flounder before this night and now I will never forget it. This was probably my favorite dish of the night. I loved it. Soft and tender piece of flounder with a light punch of ume and shiso – they blend so well together.
Hotate Scallop (not pictured, oops – got too excited to eat)
served with yuzu pepper, fresh, tender and sweet.
Caledonia Shrimp
Best shrimp I have ever tasted. Simple preparation and seasoning, nothing to overpower the natural taste of the shrimp. So good. This one is cooked so I was able to partake!
Ikura Nigiri
Another miso soup? Gosh I’m getting confused with the order of my photos!
Uni Wrap
Fresh uni from Japan wrapped with a crunchy piece of nori. Oh gosh, you know this is good uni because there is absolutely no bitterness to it, just sweet creamy goodness.
Otoro with Takuan Hand Roll
Omakases usually end with a nice handroll and this was great. Nice negitoro with otoro meat and the minced daikon adds a nice sweet crunch.
End of the omakase brings out the ala carte menu in case you want to order any extras or maybe a dish that wasn’t part of the omakase!
I ordered another flounder fin sushi – it was that good.
Shirako | $9.00
IYKYK what this is…was excited we could order it! Super creamy so I know it was fresh and good quality. They warmed the dish up in a broth and it was so nice.
Saba
Egg Omelet? I don’t even remember getting this??
Sujiko Hand Roll
Another order of Otoro!
Salmon with Nira Sauce
Konbu Roll with Fresh Wasabi and Daikon Cubes
I don’t remember lol
Fresh Fruit
It was a wonderful perfect night of great company and food. The folks who run this place are SO nice and down to earth. It’s a nice restaurant but the humble atmosphere makes for a very relaxing experience. All the diners seem to talk story with one another and the Taisho, his wife and the staff. Lots of drinking (not me lol). We super enjoyed this experience and are looking forward to our next experience. In fact, one couple flies out from Maui to eat here. I wanna have that kine money (lol!). Would definitely recommend this restaurant!
