Lunch at Sushi Damo in NYC, New York

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It has been so many years we have not been to Sushi Damo, an elegant Japanese restaurant located Midtown West, right behind the Time Warner Towers. Tough location for sure, being off the beaten path, except if you are staying at the Hudson Hotel...
image of Dining room at Sushi Damo in NYC, New York

This place did not change and still has this zen atmosphere.
image of Dining room at Sushi Damo in NYC, New York
The menu, crafted by Executive Chef Takashi Okamura, has all the standard Japanese dishes you would find in any restaurant, as well as some interesting creations, such as the braised lamb in apple-soy sauce or the grilled Chilean sea bass in butter reduction.
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We started off with some appetizers. The first one was the pork gyoza.


image of Pork gyoza at Sushi Damo in NYC, New York

This is, with the shrimp shumai, one of my favorite Japanese appetizers.
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They were very good: the outside was crispy and not greasy, and the filling was very tasty.

The second appetizer was Tako Yaki:
image of Tako Yaki or octopus dumpling at  Sushi Damo in NYC, New York

It was a baby octopus dumpling topped with okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise and bonito flakes. I love octopus and was thrilled to try this dish. Unfortunately, there were just minuscule pieces of octopus in each dumpling, so I tasted more the dumpling that the octopus.

Then, for entrees, Jodi went for the tuna and avocado roll:
image of Tuna and avocado Roll at  Sushi Damo in NYC, New York

I went for the spicy scallop:
image of Spicy Scallop Roll at  Sushi Damo in NYC, New York

I liked the presentation on the blue plates that made the colors pop. The rolls were very good and the fish seemed fresh.

Sushi Damo is a great Japanese restaurant: we had good food and good service there. The only regret is that they do not have a lunch menu like lots of Japanese restaurants do. I will surely go back to try some other dishes.

Enjoy (I did)!

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