We had heard loads about o ya since we moved to Boston and while we are usually very skeptical when other people tell us to try a place, or that a certain restaurant is "amazing"...we were very excited to finally book our reservations at o ya for our four year anniversary celebration!
I know its crazy but we actually took pics of each of the 17 courses we had at o ya and thankfully took notes, so I can actually label each one here hehe
The best part of o ya was that each dish that came out was so innovative, yet the sauces and spices never overpowered the taste of the fish (which happens far too often and you wonder if you even just had fresh sushi because there was so much sauce and seasoning).
Enjoy!!!
Our view of the sushi chefs preparing food, MUST sit at the sushi bar for the best experience I think :)
Hamachi with spicy banana pepper mousse
Salmon with unfiltered wheat soy moromi and yuzu
Suzuki Sea Bass with spicy cucumber vinaigrette, avocado and cilantro--this had a super spicy kick but refreshing still :)
Warm Eel with thai basil, kabayaki, fresh Kyoto sansho--soothing especially after the spicy sea bass plate
So cool seeing everything prepared right before our eyes :)
Homemade Russian Fingerling Potato Chip with burgundy truffle--left us wanting even more truffle!
Wild Santa Barbara Spot Prawn with garlic butter and white soy--loved the tobiko garnish at the top too!!!
Wild Cape Cod Bluefin Maguro with republic of georgia herb sauce--interesting names I just realized as I was typing all this out, this was a bit herby and if we dare say, our "least favorite" i think if we had to choose one dish at o ya we didn't LOVE LOVE
Shima Aji hue style with kaffir oil and table salad--sooo refreshing and light, reminded us of a vietnamese spring roll taste!
Scottish Salmon Belly with cilantro, ginger, and hot sesame oil drizzle--Peter described this as "melt in your mouth salmon!"
Hamachi with viet mignonette, thai basil and shallots--amazingly tender hamachi with striking sweet tones in the sauce
Shima Aji with spicy grapeseed sauce and masago--surprisingly, after o ya, we realized how much we do love jack fish!!!
Bluefin Tuna Tataki with smoky pickled onion and truffle oil
Kyoto Style Black Trumpet Mushrooms with garlic and soy sauce--very interesting looking, right?
Shiso Tempura with Grilled Lobster and charred tomato and ponzu aioli--YUM YUM
A very happy and soon to be super stuffed Cory :)
Grilled Chanterelle & Shitake Mushroom Sashimi with rosemary garlic oil, sesame froth and soy sauce
Seared Petit Strip Loin 2 oz. with potato confit, sea salt and white truffle oil--I'm not a huge huge beef fan but this was light and tender, delicious!!
Foie Gras with balsamic chocolate kabayaki, raisin cocoa pulp and a sip of aged sake--perfect way to complete our meal at o ya!!
Peeking outside the o ya front entrance, which by the way is very non-descript and easy to miss if you don't look out for it!
Me--Balmain Khaki Military Zipper Jacket, Chanel Grey/Black Cashmere Scarf, Gucci Devendra OTK flat boots and Chanel earmuffs :)
Thanks Karolina! As you can see I'm trying to catch up with things here hehe
Posted by: Cory Style | July 08, 2011 at 02:52 AM
Happy unniversary and next many many years together:)
Posted by: Karolinka.cy | March 28, 2011 at 11:29 AM