- Mike Sula
- Oyster shooter, Tsu Kiji FIsh Market
A part of me feels it’s unfair to criticize a Japanese restaurant for broad and unfocused menus, especially since a place like Japonais by Morimoto executes one so well, and by early reports the new giant on the block Momotaro seems very promising. Usually that’s not the case. So with an open mind I skimmed through the menu at Tsu Kiji Fish Market, the newish West Town sushi joint named for Tokyo’s wholesale fish market, which is pretty much the Godzilla of seafood markets.
Mike Sula
Chicken karaage, Tsu Kiji Fish Market
Mike Sula
Kara miso ramen, Tsu Kiji Fish Market
With all that you’d hope the fish would be something special, but a nine-piece sushi assortment, while served at the proper room temperature, tasted as if it were defrosted under a warm faucet. There might be some more tasty things on the huge menu at Tsu Kiji Fish Market, but it’ll take more time than most people have to discover them.
