Lunch at Osushi | Boston

The Breakdown:

- Occasion: Casual lunch, good for a date.

- Attire/ambiance: Casual, modern, Asian fusion.

- What to order: Crispy salmon roll from the lunch menu.

- Reservations? Yes.

A friend and I had a very solid lunch experience at Osushi in Harvard Square. I loved how their lunch combo consists of real miso soup (not the powdery fake stuff), a sizable salad tossed with Asian-style peanut sauce, and a large entree. We also each ordered a chilled glass of sapporo – a nice complement to the meal. 

For the entree, I ordered the $14 sushi combo: a choice of 2 types of rolls, 6 pieces each. So worth it. I would highly recommend the crispy salmon roll, which was heavenly. The tuna roll with avocado was also pretty good...but then again, anything with avocado is good. My friend got the pork katsu combo with assorted sides. The pork was a bit dry, but decent. 

$17 Sushi Buffet at Yamato | Brighton, MA

The Breakdown:

- Occasion: Lunch with a big group (because if you don't finish, they'll charge extra).
- Attire/ambiance: Casual, a bit loud.

-  What to order: Everything, and don't skip miso soup at the beginning. Also a big fan of the white tuna and eel & avocado rolls. If you have room for hand rolls, get the salmon skin.

- Reservations? Yes - go for lunch. $16.99/person is just TOO good vs. $22.99 for dinner. Each plate takes a long time to arrive, so prepare to carve out 2 hrs for a meal.

Serious sushi-eaters be warned - this may not be the place for you. But if you’re fine with a massive amount of sushi rolls and a good time with friends (and don’t mind spending the rest of the day in a food coma), then you’ve come to the right spot!

Nine of us came here at around 1:25 pm and left at 3:40...4 plates of sushi + 9 bowls of miso soup + 5 seaweed salad orders + 5 appetizers + 2 bowls of ramen later. Pretty sure the servers were all amazed / horrified.

Favorites below: eel, white tuna, salmon, and tamago (the sweet egg roll). Not a huge fan of the surf clams or salmon roe.

More favorites: eel & avocado rolls, spider rolls, spicy tuna, salmon skin hand roll (the giant ones in the back).

Needless to say, we all walked out groaning and thinking, why did we do this to ourselves... But the weekend bus pilgrimage to Yamato has become a pre-finals week tradition for us - lots of good memories (and poor eating decisions) made here, so we'll definitely be back.