UO

REVIEW

January 21, 2010


CUISINE: Japanese, Sushi
NEIGHBORHOOD: Lower East Side

 

151 Rivington St. First Floor Between Clinton and Suffolk Sts.

(p) 212-677-5470

 

Located in an unmarked apartment building on the second floor of 151 Rivington Street, part of the fun of eating at this secret sushi place is finding it.  Your reward: a clean, modish room with white lacquered tables and black patent leather booths. 

 

The chic menu looks and feels like a party invitation. Divided into a few easily navigable categories, the first section, Plates from the Kitchen, reads like a tapas menu: smoked duck breast, boneless short ribs with roast fennel beer braise, buttered parchment roasted mushrooms.  The Sushi Bar offers tartares, carpaccio, and hamachi as well as a bunch of choices that beg for English translation.  And then there are the rolls, which range from the usuals (tuna, spicy tuna, eel avocado) to the more adventurous (lightly broiled whitefish, salmon tempura asparagus). CONT'D

 

The food was good. Complimentary potato soup, served in a shot glass, was homey and flavorful. Seared somen noodle bundles, crispy on the bottoms, were arranged in circular bundles alongisde a tsuyu dipping sauce— an unsuccessful attempt at merging Italian and Japanese food. It either needed some Asian punch, or red sauce and pecorino.  The sushi was better. The flavors in the spicy tuna roll were enhanced by the fresh, creamy wasabi.  The salmon tempura asparagus roll was a bit dry for sushi — maybe salmon isn't the ideal fish to deep fry? — but the accompanying creamy mustard sauce was a treat. The meal ended with complimentary green tea, served in a thin ceramic cup, so hot I could barely touch it.

 

In addition to its secret locale, Sushi UO is known for their "Tuesday Night Live" specials  in which a variety of seafood (octopus, scallops, surf clams, abalone) is offered for live consumption. Yum? 

 

Despite playing it safe, it's obvious that Sushi UO is on to something. The fish is way more fresh than your average downtown sushi joint, and the prices are fitting. When I return, it'll be for the live octopus and and surf clams... Maybe.

 


Posted in FOOD on January 21, 2010 1:22pm by Jena Steinbach | 6 comments



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