great little find...
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
For awhile, this was my favorite restaurant-- I was coming here twice a week (or at least once a week). I've known about this place for about 3 years, and it's now popular (thanks to opentable and the 6/06 new york times review). Sakagura is truly a treasure-- the cooked food is *really* good but the portions are *really* small (note, however, the sashimi is only mediocre to above average). If they happen to have soba on their special menu, definitely get that, as their soba is even better than sobaya. Generally, I get one or two "big dishes" such as the sake oyako don (raw salmon and salmon roe over rice-- ask for extra wasabi!) or the udon. Don't forget the desserts, hand crafted by their very own pastry chef-- she is truly top notch. my favorite dessert is seasonal- the sweet potato with ice cream and some crunchy stuff in it. Of course, like its namesake, definitely try the sake. they have 200 sakes by the glass, and my favorite is the very reasonable sato no homare (pride of the village) for a mere $68 a bottle!
Pros: great food, amazing sake selection
Cons: small dishes, mediocre sashimi