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The best Japanese food I ever ate. Thank you chef Kevin Cory for the most beautiful food presentation I ever seen. Awesome service and the fresh food.
Be the first to ReplyDont Go
This is a total ripoff. Just look at the picture of the food. They overcharge for everything. In addition they add 20% gratuity to the bill although the service is dodgy at best. 2 soups, 2 maki, 8 pieces of fish, a bowl of rice and a bowl of edamame cost $180.
Be the first to ReplyFor a Very, Very, Very Special Occasion if you Love Sushi Omakasa Experience
This is a reservations only with two seating's per evening, one at 5PM the other at 9PM (disregard the listing for 7PM it doesn't exist). We were a party of three, myself and my two boys, their treat. The complete experience as stated by Naoe is in fact around 3 hours, but it does not seem like it, time flies. Our server (everyone's) is Wendy, she is excellent, friendly and very knowledgeable about every plate you will be served, regrettably it is too much information to remember as every course is different. There are a few large tables (10+) and a couple of small ones as well, we sat at the bar/counter where the action is. When we visited there were no beers available (due to importation issues) and they had, I believe, 3 -sakes from Japan available, we ordered two of them, the most economical, $100 and the second most economical $155 per 750ml bottle, we liked the "cheaper" one better but they were both excellent. I lost count but I believe we got around 15 courses including the dessert(s), there were a lot of unknown selections but there isn't anything that we didn't like. The absolute best items are the individual sushi pieces prepared at the end, each one better than the next. For us this was basically a once in a lifetime event as it was about ($336 Omakasa with gratuities) total $500 per person with drinks, not for the faint of heart, but we knew what we were going to be spending so it was no surprise. Chef Cory, when he had finished preparing and serving everything took the time to speak with us at length. The overall experience is amazing and like I said before everything was more than excellent, it was the best Sushi I have ever had and I've been to at least 100 different Sushi restaurants in the US, Canada, Caribbean Islands, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. If I have the money I would definitely go again, especially when you consider that each time it will be different as it is always based on the fresh catch that came in from Japan that day and whatever they picked up on the pier in Miami...Of course if invited again I will go whenever. Remember that it is Chef's choice no substitutions.
Be the first to ReplyDinner
If you look at restaurant's web site you would feel like this is a Tokyo style restaurant. $220 per person is not particular a cheap place. It advertises itself that is serves only Japanese fish. It's simply not true. They serve some Japanese fish: squid, eel, uni and one kind of snapper. No any kind of tuna, kinmedai, akamatsu or any other fish which you expected to be served for $220 per person. They served different local South FL fish. Desert wasn't good at all. $220 per person was charged prior to the dinner. Then the bill had an additional $315 for 2 bottles of water, 3 beers and tips. Waste of money, waste of a night. Very disappointed.
Be the first to ReplyDeserves a Michelin star!
Come here 1-2 times a year for the last 5 yrs. It is always a great pleasure.
-Location: Secluded in Brickell Key, next to a grocery store.
-Decor: Simple, but nice
-Ambience: quiet.
-Service: The hostesses explains every dish. They are knowledgeable, fun, sparky and sweet. It is very interesting to watch the chef cook. He will answer your questions but I prefer to observe his art than to interrupt him.
-Flavors: Oh my! So many. The bento box is just the opening theme of a 3hr show.
-Dessert: His ice cream is to die for
-Cost: expensive but, this is expected in this kind of tasting experience. To fly in certain seafood from different parts of the world is not cheap. Also, very few seats comes with a very dedicated host.
Will continue to come back
Believe the bad reviews. This is a rip-off
We had high hopes for this place because we've heard there was a authentic Omakase restaurant that had been going for 10 years in Miami. We got a reservation very easily for a Sunday night and read the reviews. We assumed the negative ones were because it was an expensive place ($220 for tasting menu per person) and people are typically more critical. We love going out to eat and don't mind spending on restaurants though. We've gone to all the high-end places in Miami and love several of them. This is the only place where we have ever felt truly rip-offed. Honestly, the food did not taste great and the atmosphere was boring. The rice for the sushi had this odd taste, like it was a brown rice or something that had a seasoning in it? Very odd. I asked for 1/2 rice when they offered not because I was getting full but because I didn't like it. The only good sushi was the Uni, they had two eel sushis which was odd and the squid was tough and bland. The bento box was unremarkable with one item that was so tasteless I didn't bother after the first bite. They spend a lot of time telling you about the origins behind the food which usually I love hearing but when dish after dish didn't taste very good, began to get tedious. Even the tea was bland and not great. After the dessert, which we DID really like, highlight of the meal, we asked for the check and it was $600. It should have been $440 but they added 20% for gratuity, tax and then two bottles of water and one tea apparently added up to $260 more. The atmosphere didn't make up for it either. Slightly too loud classical musical, chef seemed bored and uninterested and there was literally no decorations. The silverware was interesting though and I liked how it was mis-matched but the actual room felt like an empty store. So, believe the negative reviews, they tried to warn us and I wish we had not gone.
Be the first to ReplyExtremely expensive omakase
After traveling all over the world this place is extremely overpriced. The restaurant is plain and the food very overpriced. There was nothing even good needless to say extraordinary. Refrain from going here
Be the first to ReplyNot a sushi meal I would recommend, especially because Miami now has a better spot
700 USD later, and an omakase meal at a sushi counter only to have six nigiri bites and two slices of sashimi? The chef, who is very nice, fills you up on miso soup, barley, fried fish, and all sorts of other fillers. Finally when you get to the sushi, his rice ratio in the nigiri is way too high in my view. On the positive side, his sake and tea selection are good. Overall not a sushi meal I would ever recommend- I am making this assessment not only based on great sushi in Japan and a few select places abroad, but also in Miami itself- The Den at Azabu Miami, which also is flying in some of its products directly from Japan is almost half the price, at least 3 times the sushi and sashimi, great rice, great technique, real wasabi as well, special uni and toro courses, and an absolute pleasure of a meal.
Be the first to ReplyAwesome experience
Chef Kevin is an artist. Exquisite meal and presentation. Sit at the counter to watch a wizard at work. Plan ahead, as they only sit 8 diners at 6 or 930. The waitstaff are phenomenal and engaging, and share so much knowledge about the culture and cuisine. On lovely Brickell Key
Be the first to ReplyBest Omakase Within A Thousand Miles
I have no doubt this is one of the best small-table Omakase style restaurants within a thousand miles of Miami. I am from Manhattan so unfortunately I need to judge it based on what I'm accustom. First off, the price was comparable to high-end Omakase restaurants in Manhattan so they are just asking to be held to that standard.
It's always fun to eat at a restaurant with an open kitchen, at NAOE the kitchen was amazingly clean, but just not that appetizing in appearance. Watching the Chef cook was also not that interesting, placing delicious fish under a salamander oven to finish and putting temperature probes into other items did not convey the mastery the Chef has obviously obtained. Much of the preparation was done in a private smaller kitchen so I did not see the point of the kitchen on display. The area for preparing sushi was just a small cutting board.
The food itself was delicious and very fresh. The bento box was a nice change from an all sushi presentation, but the squash miso soup was lacking in flavor and balance, and the beet and grain cake seemed uninspired and plain. Everything else in the bento box was truly amazing.
All of the sushi bites they served were outstanding, the rice was warm and perfectly seasoned. To my dismay we were only served 5 bites of sushi in a 12 course Omakase with 2 desert courses. That was very disappointing to me. The uni from Hokkaido was the star of the show. It was explained that it was a special kind that is not packaged with preservatives but rather with sea water and hence more expensive and harder to acquire. The remaining 4 bites of fish were delicious, but I so wanted to be impressed by the variety, rarity and preparation of the fish and the restaurant did not deliver. There were also no hand rolls or any type of small bite that is composed of fish, rice, and seaweed. Seaweed is another way (after rice and fish) I judge a sushi chef and restaurant.
The deserts were very good and really showcased the creativity and culinary skill of the Chef. The staff at the restaurant were very educated on the food and really nice to talk with while we ate. The restaurant is very much in the upper echelon of sushi restaurants, but needs minor improvements to be truly great. Perhaps we will try it again when we go to Miami next if they don't take offense to my review. I very much respect what they have achieved.
Best sushi in Miami
No other place in Miami will make you travel to Japan. From the execution by the chef to the service everything is what is supposed to be ...no stupid rolls, no bling..Just the simplicity and the perfection of the Japanese cuisine.. Here cooking is an Art.. the style is Omakase, meaning you let the chef in charge and there is nothing wrong with it...
Be the first to ReplyThe Best Sushi in the USA and...
... probably the best outside Tokyo for Japanese diners and "gaijin" alike. Not an original conclusion, and one made already by one of the best chefs in the world (Ferran Adria). Honestly, I cannot understand the less-than-stellar reviews of Naoe that pop up from time to time on TA. In a city dominated by domesticated Cuban, Peruvian, and Spanish places, crazy loud hipster restos, stupidly expensive steakhouses and seafood places which do not perform at their price level, Italian American places that have lost touch with their own cooking, and many faux Asian places, this place is a jewel, needless to say, and very singular, uncompromised and intimate, resembling almost an "underground" kitchen like the early "Lazy Bear" (2 stars, SF) private dinner parties or the tiny early "42 grams" (2 stars, Chicago) apartment kitchen. Located at the back of what looks like a vacated office on Brickell Key Drive, with only a small business card on the door, once inside, and seated in the back, with a total of 8 guests, it is Japanese minimalist aesthetic pure with a modest counter and two tables arranged to the side. From the Bento box, to the composed plate, to the series of Nigiri, to the desserts, chef Kevin Cory serves an Omakase tasting menu of about 12-15 (I lost count) courses, with thoroughly curated and unusual selections of fresh fish from Japan and local waterways. Unlike more famous Sushi restaurants like Sukiyabashi Jiro (considered the best Sushi restaurant in Tokyo, which rushes you through 20 courses in 30 minutes) you are allowed your time to relax, timing in and out at 3 hours for the full menu. Also, unlike Sukiyabashi Jiro, the service is friendly, in fact, probably the best service I have ever had at a high-end sushi restaurant, with the two women attending to your every need from beginning to end, with precise descriptions of the dishes, informed answers to your questions, thoughtful adjustments to your tableware, and at the end of the service when everybody loosens up and everybody is open for conversation, you realize they are all extremely charming and friendly people. The leisurely pace, of course, means that you will feel incredibly full (it takes about 20 minutes for your body to recognize it is satiated), and you might not be able to appreciate the later courses because you are feeling stuffed. Also, perhaps not eating the sushi within 5 seconds of being prepared, means you will lose a little quality. But every serving struck me as incredibly fresh, and a revelation (the eel!), especially when served alongside the home-brew soy sauce, fresh wasabi, and family-made saki and the incredible Japanese "red rice beer" I favored throughout. Unlike some sushi establishments where the chef glares at the diners in contempt, chef Kevin Cory is sweet and gentle, indeed humble, accepting compliments with a warm smile. To conclude this rave review, compared to some very hyped sushi places in Paris, NYC and LA I have visited, Naoe outperformed on so many levels, and will stick in our memory for the rest of our lives. Thanks so much to all of you for making our 25th wedding anniversary dinner so magical.
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