Sushi Itto in Port de Plaisance
When I heard there was a new restaurant planned for Port de Plaisance I was happy. Sushi and parking! Wow! How can you go wrong?
I was finally able to go check it out a few weeks ago. I had looked it up online and found that Sushi Itto is actually a chain of restaurants, with locations in the USA and Spain, and many in Central America. As far as I know they are the only place in St. Maarten with teppanyaki tables, the ones with the chef cooking in front of you, clacking his knives together and making a pile of onions steam like a volcano.
The restaurant was fairly busy when we went there, though there was only one group at the teppanyaki tables (I think there are 4 total). We ordered a plate of nice tasting yakisoba and some spicy tuna rolls. I was surprised at the low price of the tuna rolls - $7.50. Other places that I have ordered these are on the French side and tend to cost 16 euros or more, a massive price difference.
The price was explained when the rolls arrived. (sorry, I took this picture after we'd eaten most of them, I think there were 6 pieces total.)
Instead if there being actual visible tuna pieces, the cucumber was the main player of the rolls. Since I love the combination of rice and soy sauce and wasabi and all that stuff, I still enjoy this kind of roll, however I find it more like supermarket sushi than restaurant sushi.
I did enjoy watching the show over at the teppanyaki tables. We could not really see what kind of food was being offered but the diners at the table looked entertained in any case. At the prices shown on the menu it needs to be very good in order to be successful.
There is a new structure being built on top of the restaurant - I don't know if this for a separate venue or an addition to Sushi Itto.
All in all it was a pleasant enough dining experience, but the most exciting part was being able to park easily.
3 comments:
I never made it here on my last visit, it looks nice inside, but aww what a shame about the quality of the sushi. I had sushi at Bamboo Bernie's and the price was outrageous, and personally I have bad better sushi for less. Got to love the island! haha.
You never know though, a lot of the time it depends on the sushi chef at the time, because I know that there are definately fresh ingredients!
Hi Kristin! I am sure I will go back to check it out again, to see if the same thing happens. I liked the noodle dish we had and the prices for those were not outrageous. The place is a nice alternative option. However, I think the best sushi I have had was at Tai Chi in Orient Bay - the dishes are fantastically presented and very good - but also very expensive.
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