Sushi infidelity

We've been cheating on Taka.  Don't tell...

We had always heard excellent things about Sushi House Hayakawa, but our allegiance to Taka was too strong.  And really, it's not like Buckhead is any farther than when we were in Decatur.  But somehow, we have found ourselves at Hayakawa a lot, especially on Sundays.  

Hayakawa is closed Mondays and Tuesdays, but they open super early on Sundays, so it has been perfect for us while we haven't had a kitchen.

We had planned to go on Thursday in advance.  We typically always go early (before 6:30) but one day we didn't arrive until 7 or 7.30 and the wait was so long!  Not to mention service gets a lot slower when they get slammed.  So I made sure to leave work "early" and we got to the restaurant around 6.30.

It was a surprisingly slow night and we got our favorite seats at the corner of the bar.  We have gone often enough where we are recognized and the chef at the bar (not Art, but we have chatted with him before) remembered us.

I asked him what was good and fresh that day.  He mentioned Japanese octopus, uni, and spot prawns.  At that point, we decided to just go full omakase.

It was divine.  Because it was slow, he made us course by course, serving it as he made it, one by one.  We had a couple pauses as other groups came in and ordered, but had great spots where I could see everything on his board.  

To start, Hokkaido scallop.  Traffic was really bad getting there from all directions.  I actually beat J there by just a few minutes.  The chef recommended scallop for its calming properties.

Instead of just saying how delicious each course is, I will just tell you up front that everything was delicious and so fresh.

Japanese spot prawn.

Bluefin fatty tuna.

Japanese octopus.  J had ordered this before and unlike most octopus, it is soft, tender, and sweet.  Not rubbery at all.  This was pre-seasoned (so no dip in soy) with I think some pickled plum.

Hokkaido uni.  So good.  Yum.

Seattle giant clam.  Tender but still with the requisite crunch.  Divine.

Aji.

"The best" Norwegian salmon."  It was really good.

Japanese yellowtail.

Japanese striped jack.

Japanese snapper.

Anberjack.

House specialty: Ikura.

Cuttlefish.  The first time I had ever had this!

Negi hama.

This is where J said he was full but I wanted a couple more pieces.  Bluefin tuna.

Saba.