Best Sushi in Disney

[bethymouse]

I don't know if the Grand Floridian pool bar still serves sushi, but if they do it was quite delicious! I actually got "hooked" on sushi after eating it there beside the pool.

 

[KikoKea]

Skip the Katsura Grill for sushi! Once was enough for us- sushi rice was dry and they were skimpy on the filling. Unfortunate, though, since the grill's garden area is lovely, particularly at night.

 

[shipley731]

Skip the Katsura Grill for sushi! Once was enough for us- sushi rice was dry and they were skimpy on the filling. Unfortunate, though, since the grill's garden area is lovely, particularly at night.

The restaurants in Japan in the world showcase don't make their sushi on site. It's made somewhere else on property & brought it. I always stick with a place where you can actually see the sushi chefs at work. Kimono's in the Swan is very good as is the sushi bar upstairs at Morimoto Asia.

 

[KikoKea]

The restaurants in Japan in the world showcase don't make their sushi on site. It's made somewhere else on property & brought it. I always stick with a place where you can actually see the sushi chefs at work. Kimono's in the Swan is very good as is the sushi bar upstairs at Morimoto Asia.

No wonder. Old rice does not do well in sushi...or much of anything.

 

[tem325]

Based on a conversation that I had with the woman working at the Polynesian's sushi bar outside of Kona, I would have to say THERE. First, the dishes were great and she said she has the freshest fish in WDW, said she goes through more sushi than the Japanese pavilion in EPCOT.

 

[Phonedave]

The restaurants in Japan in the world showcase don't make their sushi on site. It's made somewhere else on property & brought it. I always stick with a place where you can actually see the sushi chefs at work. Kimono's in the Swan is very good as is the sushi bar upstairs at Morimoto Asia.

I asked for a plain cucumber roll there once (my daughter loves them) and they said they could not make one. I said, but you make california rolls, which is krab, avaocade, and cucumber. You clearly have all the ingredients to make a cucumber roll. they said "sorry, we cannot make it". That's when I realized that they dont make any of the sushi there.

I have never been to Kimono's - I will have to try it. I am honestly not thrilled with any of the sushi I have had at WDW, even the raved about California Grill (which I love as a restaruant). Spicy "whatever" roll translates to "sub grade fish that we disguise with a lot of added gabage in order to get you to eat it" roll. Much of the sushi in WDW caters to "safe" tastes. Lots of sauces, lots of "spicy", lots fo "crunch", and other flavors, and very little attention paid to the rice or the fish (or whatever else is actually being served)..

-dave

 

[shipley731]

My

I asked for a plain cucumber roll there once (my daughter loves them) and they said they could not make one. I said, but you make california rolls, which is krab, avaocade, and cucumber. You clearly have all the ingredients to make a cucumber roll. they said "sorry, we cannot make it". That's when I realized that they dont make any of the sushi there.

I have never been to Kimono's - I will have to try it. I am honestly not thrilled with any of the sushi I have had at WDW, even the raved about California Grill (which I love as a restaruant). Spicy "whatever" roll translates to "sub grade fish that we disguise with a lot of added gabage in order to get you to eat it" roll. Much of the sushi in WDW caters to "safe" tastes. Lots of sauces, lots of "spicy", lots fo "crunch", and other flavors, and very little attention paid to the rice or the fish (or whatever else is actually being served)..

-dave

My friends had a similar situation - the wife wanted a roll that was on the menu except without the avocado. Waiter said it wasn't possible. Knowing the husband he probably made a big deal about to get the manager out to talk to them. The manager finally admitted they made the sushi offsite.

My husband & I have been long time fans of Kimono's. Morimoto's sushi bar upstairs in Disney Springs is really fantastic. We've gotten sashimi platters there a couple of times. No screwing around with sauce or rice, just top quality seafood with a trio of dipping sauces on the side if you choose to partake. (They also have sushi rolls as well.)

 

[Hockey89]

I asked for a plain cucumber roll there once (my daughter loves them) and they said they could not make one. I said, but you make california rolls, which is krab, avaocade, and cucumber. You clearly have all the ingredients to make a cucumber roll. they said "sorry, we cannot make it". That's when I realized that they dont make any of the sushi there.

I have never been to Kimono's - I will have to try it. I am honestly not thrilled with any of the sushi I have had at WDW, even the raved about California Grill (which I love as a restaruant). Spicy "whatever" roll translates to "sub grade fish that we disguise with a lot of added gabage in order to get you to eat it" roll. Much of the sushi in WDW caters to "safe" tastes. Lots of sauces, lots of "spicy", lots fo "crunch", and other flavors, and very little attention paid to the rice or the fish (or whatever else is actually being served)..

-dave

There is no toro that is for sure.

 

[Hockey89]

My husband & I have been long time fans of Kimono's. Morimoto's sushi bar upstairs in Disney Springs is really fantastic. We've gotten sashimi platters there a couple of times. No screwing around with sauce or rice, just top quality seafood with a trio of dipping sauces on the side if you choose to partake. (They also have sushi rolls as well.)

I've been to his places in different cities and have always been happy with the sushi/sashimi... Will try it next time I'm there for sure.

 

[Hockey89]

Yummy

 

[danyoung56]

I am honestly not thrilled with any of the sushi I have had at WDW, even the raved about California Grill (which I love as a restaruant). Spicy "whatever" roll translates to "sub grade fish that we disguise with a lot of added gabage in order to get you to eat it" roll.

Wow! While I defend to the death everyone's right to an opinion, I just want to say that I couldn't disagree more with the above. I try to get to the CG at least once a year, and I ALWAYS get the spicy Kazan roll. Maybe I haven't had enough sushi to be able to tell the difference. But this dish is just mouth-watering good, from the fresh sushi to the spicy sauce. Just an incredible dish!

 

[Hockey89]

Wow! While I defend to the death everyone's right to an opinion, I just want to say that I couldn't disagree more with the above. I try to get to the CG at least once a year, and I ALWAYS get the spicy Kazan roll. Maybe I haven't had enough sushi to be able to tell the difference. But this dish is just mouth-watering good, from the fresh sushi to the spicy sauce. Just an incredible dish!

Yeah, I'm with Dave.... Need to try some great places Dan

 

[danyoung56]

Found a few already, Hockey89. Thanks for the opinion, though.

 

[Phonedave]

Wow! While I defend to the death everyone's right to an opinion, I just want to say that I couldn't disagree more with the above. I try to get to the CG at least once a year, and I ALWAYS get the spicy Kazan roll. Maybe I haven't had enough sushi to be able to tell the difference. But this dish is just mouth-watering good, from the fresh sushi to the spicy sauce. Just an incredible dish!

I am not denying that it is "something" that tastes good, but as far as sushi is concerned, the sushi at CG is not that great. Disregarding the fact that sushi pertains to the rice, not the fish (that is road to go down an other time) must sushi places that use good ingredients - good fish, good rice, well made tamago, etc. want the ingredients to speak for themselves. A perfect peice of toro on a bed if perfect temperature rice, with just a dab a wasabi, applied by the chef between the fish and rice is high end sushi. When places start adding sauces, and sprinkles, and other such stuff, its usually because the ingredients cannot stand on their own. Same goes for when you see people mixing wasabi into soy sauce and then dipping the whole peice of sushi into it - then having some pickled ginger as a snack.

It's also pretty common knowledge in sushi restaruants that "spicy tuna" means "yesterdays tuna that is now sub-standard, mixed with hot sauce, so we can still sell it"

So while the dish may be "mouth waterngly good" I would not call it good sushi. Just like I like tacos, and there are some places that serve killer tacos, if a person asked for a great steak house, I would not send them to a taco place. Even though the taco place takes beef, mixes it with spicy sauce, throws a bunch of other vegatables and sauces on it, and puts it in a crunchy shell, and it tastes really good, it's still not steak.



-dave

 

[danyoung56]

I am not denying that it is "something" that tastes good, but as far as sushi is concerned, the sushi at CG is not that great.

I have been told more than one person at the CG that the sushi artist that had been there for years (she has recently moved on) was one of the top 6 sushi artists in the world. So I think that, combined with my own observation, will continue to fuel my belief that the CG sushi is pretty incredible.

 

[shipley731]

I have been told more than one person at the CG that the sushi artist that had been there for years (she has recently moved on) was one of the top 6 sushi artists in the world. So I think that, combined with my own observation, will continue to fuel my belief that the CG sushi is pretty incredible.

You're thinking of Chef Yoshi. She retired in 2012. She was one the of the first female sushi chefs.

 

[danyoung]

You're thinking of Chef Yoshi. She retired in 2012. She was one the of the first female sushi chefs.

Thank you - yes, that was who I was talking about.

 

[Phonedave]

I have been told more than one person at the CG that the sushi artist that had been there for years (she has recently moved on) was one of the top 6 sushi artists in the world. So I think that, combined with my own observation, will continue to fuel my belief that the CG sushi is pretty incredible.

To quote Chef Yoshi's own bio



She says she got the hang of it fairly easy, creating her own style of sushi. But her self-schooling wasn't without failures. She remembers having trouble making the rice properly, and finding the right balance of spices that wouldn't overpower the rice and fish.

But she kept practicing and making sushi for her family until she had perfected her style, which she describes as sort of a comfort- food version of sushi, with the fish or vegetables as the main ingredient and the rice as an accent rather than a filler. And her rice is sweeter than at most sushi bars, thanks to a secret ingredient.

Cabral's style is also more creative in its approach, using, for example, fruits such as strawberries and mangoes in her sushi.



She makes a confort food style of sushi, downplays rice (Sushi requires rice, that is the definition of sushi, all other ingredients are options) and her rice is not what is considered sushi rice - its sweeter - which plays more towards "Safe fast food tastes"

So, while I don't disagree that she is innovative, and makes food that many find tasty, but by her own admission what she was making is not really sushi in the traditional sense of the word.

-dave

 

[danyoung56]

And here we are, at the "agree to disagree" stage. While what you say may indeed be true, Dave, I just don't care. The CG sushi is the best sushi I've ever had anywhere, and remains a highlight of my dining experiences at WDW.

 

[Hockey89]

I am not denying that it is "something" that tastes good, but as far as sushi is concerned, the sushi at CG is not that great. Disregarding the fact that sushi pertains to the rice, not the fish (that is road to go down an other time) must sushi places that use good ingredients - good fish, good rice, well made tamago, etc. want the ingredients to speak for themselves. A perfect peice of toro on a bed if perfect temperature rice, with just a dab a wasabi, applied by the chef between the fish and rice is high end sushi. When places start adding sauces, and sprinkles, and other such stuff, its usually because the ingredients cannot stand on their own. Same goes for when you see people mixing wasabi into soy sauce and then dipping the whole peice of sushi into it - then having some pickled ginger as a snack.

It's also pretty common knowledge in sushi restaruants that "spicy tuna" means "yesterdays tuna that is now sub-standard, mixed with hot sauce, so we can still sell it"

So while the dish may be "mouth waterngly good" I would not call it good sushi. Just like I like tacos, and there are some places that serve killer tacos, if a person asked for a great steak house, I would not send them to a taco place. Even though the taco place takes beef, mixes it with spicy sauce, throws a bunch of other vegatables and sauces on it, and puts it in a crunchy shell, and it tastes really good, it's still not steak.



-dave

This is dead on... Could not have been said better or more accurate...