板長壽司 (Hong Kong)

Last time when we were in Hong Kong, we went to 板前壽司 (Itamae Sushi). This time, we want to try the sister restaurant which is opened by the same owner called 板長壽司 (Itacho Sushi). Just like Itamae, Itacho is also a chain sushi restaurant. We went to the branch in Causeway Bay.

The five of us ordered the following for dinner:

1) 小型海膽井 (Small Uni Don): This is my first course for the night. The uni is served on top of rice in a small container. Uni has a strong unique taste to it.

2) 海膽壽司 (Uni Sushi): We asked for the uni from Canada. The uni has a very sweet flavor and is of very high quality.

3) 三文魚子壽司 (Salmon Fish Roe Sushi): I did not try this because I don’t like the strong flavor of salmon fish roe which has a fishy taste in most places.

4) 鵝肝壽司 (Foie Gras Sushi): The foie gras is too small and has a mild taste. It would be tastier if it is pan fried for a longer period of time. I like the foie gras sushi served at峰壽司 much more because it has a richer aroma.

5) 板長蝦 (Itacho Shrimp Sushi): I don’t like raw shrimp at all. Even the sight of it makes me lose my appetite :p

6) 三文魚腩 (Salmon Belly Sushi): The salmon is very fresh. The belly is the best cut of the fish because of it is very fatty.

7) 秋刀魚壽司 (Saury Sushi): This is one of my husband’s favorites. It is only available in the autumn when it is in season. It has a strong distinctive taste to it, a little bit like Mackerel but milder.

8) 魚背壽司 (Fish Porch Sushi): My sister ordered this. The texture of the fish porch is firm and crunchy.

9) 特長海鰻壽司 (Super Long Sea Eel Sushi): This is a huge piece of sea eel sushi which is torched and served warm. I like the eel sauce which is sweet and the slight burned taste of the sea eel from being torched. However, it is not as good as the one served at 峰壽司 because it is not soft enough.

10) 油甘魚腩壽司 (Hamachi Belly Sushi): Hamachi Belly is one of my favorite sushi. The fish has a soft texture and it is filled with a rich taste of fish oil.

11) 天使蝦 (Angel Shrimp Sushi): I just don’t prefer raw shrimp.

12) 平目魚壽司 (Flounder Sushi): This is another kind of white fish. It is similar to hamachi but it is more bland.

13) 肥美少筋吞拿魚腩 (Toro Sushi): Toro is the fattiest part of tuna. However, the slice of fish is too thin. I would rather get a more generous portion and pay more.

My husband and I also visited a branch of 板長壽司 in the Hong Kong airport. During that visit, we tried the salmon sushi, scallop sushi, hamachi belly sushi, saury sushi, 醋鯖魚壽司 (mackerel sushi), and the super long sea eel sushi. The mackerel sushi has a strong vinegar marinated taste to it. The quality of the fish at this branch in the airport exceeds our expectations. However, the size of the rice is way too big, which overpowers the taste of the fish.

HOKAT Rating:
90/100

Address:
銅鑼灣東角道24-26號東角Laforet2樓281-282號店
2890-2461