Enjoyed it. But Peony liked it more than I did.
I prefer firmer rice with more vinegar—rice that is more assertive. Peony disagrees.
Some nigiri were too light with salt / soy sauce for my tastes.
The miso soup was excellent as noted.
Had to go back to Shin to confirm the recent Michelin star 
JK! Shin still got it and it’s one of my favorite places to go. Nigiri heavy omakase, each piece tastes fresh and amazing, small and homey atmosphere, and Chef Take has a super happy and hilarious personality.
Some notable things:
- He picks up his fish every morning from the fish market.
- Chef Take and Chef Kaneyoshi are (still) best friends.
- Shin keeps prices reasonable by having low overhead costs by having just him and his wife run the place (~$200 before tax, not including drinks)
- We got to meet his daughter too. She’s only a couple years older than the number of Michelin stars he has
- Highlights for me were the fish bone miso, charcoaled otoro, and uni
- He didn’t offer any supplements at the end or I would’ve ordered at least 3-4 more pieces
@TryTree review forthcoming?
Shin’s signature starter - conch (top left), cucumber / seaweed / jellyfish (top right), crab flavored tofu in spoon, tofu with wasabi (in front), tiny crab, ginger (in middle), vegetables (bottom left)
Madai
Isaki
Black snapper
Hotate
Blue fin tuna
Kinmedai
Menegi
Fish bone miso
Saba
Yari ika
Shima aji
Otoro
Uni
Anago
Tamago
Coffee jelly
Tofu mousse
Lychee sorbet
Fin
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where’d you bang?
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Love this place, and chef super friendly and nice!
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Oops forgot that part. Banged with late night happy hour tacos at Daisy: https://www.instagram.com/daisy.losangeles/
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Should’ve gone to Pizza Wagon though! Next time! https://www.instagram.com/pizzawagonofbrooklyn
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