Thursday, July 26, 2007

Cheap Sushi

The New York Times recently had an article about neighbourhood sushi restaurants. Unlike the up scale sushi places that cater to businessmen on expense accounts, the neighbourhood restaurants send their buyers out to find good but reasonably priced fish, then serve it at a reasonable price. The author was shocked upon returning to New York to find that all the sushi restaurants in New York were very up scale. At least in price.

Today, I found the Ichiban restaurant on bank street, which promises an 'all you can eat' sushi buffet for less than €9. The stated price does not include a 10% Dubai tax, but, even with the tax (and €2 for tea) the meal was less than €12.

The Ichiban restaurant has never, to my knowledge, had a single Japanese employee or patron.

It is a Philippine (or Pinoy) restaurant.

Still, there are very few sushi places where one can dine for €12.

There were only two kinds of maki. I assume those were two of the cheaper kinds.

There was teppanyaki beef, chicken, fish, squid, vegetables, and fried rice.

All in all, €12 for an 'all you can eat buffet' of this calibre is something I've never seen outside of Dubai.

So, for those of you on bank street, I can recommend (within limits) the Ichiban Restaurant.

Though Japanese it is not.

3 Comments:

Blogger black feline said...

I suggest u walk further down towards The Ascot Hotel...on the 5th floor...to my knowledge..the best authentic japanses restaurant in Dubai....mainly japanese crowd..and the price is not ex at all..check it out!
Btw..i tried the Ichiban last month..sorry to say..as far as japanese food is concerned..it's a BIG FAT ZERO!

9:25 pm  
Blogger Dubai@Random said...

Black Feline: Many thanks. I WILL try it out.

2:56 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I suggest you to go to the mall and look after sushi counter. They have a lot and great selection of sushi for a reasonable price. One of their location is in Dubai Mall Lower ground Floor - Food Court. If you want to check their menu click here: http://sushicounter.com/?p=home/sushi-dubai

9:48 am  

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