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A plate of nigiri at SourAji West.
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SourAji West

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Chelsea

$$$$Perfect For:Unique Dining Experiences

New York has quite a few all-you-can-eat sushi deals, and no shortage of under-$100 omakase spots. But SourAji does it all. The barebones Chelsea spot—with an original location in the East Village—serves a 14-course omakase featuring pieces like torched sablefish, and chopped fatty tuna. But once that’s over, the real party begins, and you’ll be able to order as many as you want of a few different pieces (usually two types of tuna, and wagyu). Yes, you heard that right—as much wagyu as you can eat. We once witnessed someone order 22 pieces. 

SourAji also has all-you-can-drink sake and beer. Come with a friend for a Thursday night dinner that might necessitate a Friday sick-day, or for a fun date night. It doesn't really make any sense that this place exists, but nobody asked for you to think too hard about it. Drink some more sake, and then just do it—order 22 pieces of wagyu.

Food Rundown

Omakase Portion

You can expect a fair amount of blow torching, and at least a little ikura in the omakase portion of your meal. The pieces are on the daintier side—which is common for these kind-of-affordable omakase spots—and pretty standard. We'd been served things like sea bass, hamachi, and torched salmon.

All-You-Can-Eat Portion

They’ll give you three rounds of all-you-can-eat, usually starting with lean tuna, then fatty tuna, and then wagyu. It all feels fun and gluttonous, and a little bit as if your server might suddenly snap out of it and laugh at you for thinking you could order 18 pieces of otoro. But that never happens. Just remember there’s a $10 charge for every piece you don't finish.

FOOD RUNDOWN

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