“Omakase” at Miyake, Portland Maine

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1. I was up in Portland for a long weekend and decided to try out a local sushi place. I have mixed feelings about Miyake.

   I liked the overall location; it feels like a good sushi spot, not too big or busy, but with ample counter space.

   The price point of the a la carte nigiri seems like it should be a premium experience. In fact, of 30-40 sushi places I’ve been to through the US this is easily the most expensive a la carte menu. My universal cost metric is whatever it’d be to get two pieces each of salmon, yellowtail, and tuna. On my list, the low is ~$14, with an average of ~$24, and Miyake takes the top spot at $46.

   The nigiri list here is a bit above average – nice to see kinmedai, that’s hard to come by – but not overly extensive.

   “Omakase” on the menu isn’t any sort of piece-by-piece or interactive experience, it’s just a 10-piece platter. The fish itself was all good, but I felt like each piece of nigiri was a bit heavy on the rice. Maybe that’s just my personal preference. A bit short of a perfect morsel.

   Overall not a *bad* place, but as a first impression – a bit short of what I was hoping it’d be for a city full of great places to eat.

2. Pretty ballsy to include tamago in an “omakase”

3. That uni looks like a miniature rotisserie chicken

4. How did the uni taste?

5. I find these lower end ‘omakase’ places always puts too much rice and do not season their rice

6. I went here in 2018 and their omakase was one of the best meals I’ve ever had. It was piece by piece at the time, very diverse, and definitely not just nigiri. So sad it is not the same anymore!

7. The uni is looking like a rotisserie chicken

8. Order the lobster sashimi.

9. Solid, solid lineup OP.