i wishhhh. im glad though my dad can buy wholesale for the fam

 

my friends family owns shimo in sf, he gets his fish from japan as well, he catches some of his fish too

 

Just think of us as extended family; your dad can get the fish for us then

 

+1

I'm in for a sashimi sesh.

 

Nijiya or Mitsuwa has pretty good fish besides their maguro. Real fresh maguro needs to be bought at a commercial fish market. Also, when preparing the direction of cut makes a huge difference in mouthfeel. If you need any tips LMK, before I went to Japan to teach English I worked in a japanese restaurant as a cook/kitchen helper while going to school for 2 yrs to practice Japanese.

 

hook it up son!

 

I bought a ton of frozen ahi from my store when we had this HUGE sale, every now and than ill thaw one out and make my own sushi

 

Another vote for Nijiya. Can check Suruki's too.

 

theres a Suruki here too, Ill look there as well

 

There's only ONE Suruki, man...

 

Id' say all 4 (marukai,nijiya,mitsuwa, suruki) are of fair quality and freshness with the edge going to nijiya. The only think you'll almost always finding yourself disappointed in is the maguro. It's that light pink frozen dyed bull****.

 

So a japanese coworker told me if I'm going to go to Nijiya, go as early as possible, and run straight for the sashimi when it opens.








She was not lying. That place is a damned zoo!