Sushi Sho’s Covid19 Special
A look at what Hawaii’s most expensive sushi restaurant is serving during COVID19 Quarantine
If you are unfamiliar with Sushi Sho let me give you a quick rundown on Oahu’s most expensive Sushi Restaurant. Sushi Sho is an ultra-luxury sushi restaurant within the Ritz Carlton in Waikiki. It sits just 10 guests per seating and has 2 dinner services per night. The sushi omakase (a meal of dishes selected by the chef) course is $300 per person (not including any alcoholic drinks) and is truly a one-of-a-kind sushi experience that you cannot replicate anywhere else on the island. The chefs are sushi masters from Japan and its a restaurant where you must have a reservation. This is hands down the BEST Sushi on the island and is definitely the most pricy meal you can expect to find.
As Covid19 continues to impact the State of Hawaii, many restaurants that normally don’t serve take-out have created special take-out menu items (since restaurants aren’t allowed to open until June 5). Normally you cannot order take-out at Sushi Sho but due to Covid-19, Oahu residents can enjoy a taste of Sushi Sho at a fraction of the price.
The two most popular dishes are definitely the Bara Chirashi for $30 (shown above) and their Sushi Sho Deluxe Set for $50 (shown at the top that consists of a smaller chirashi and several side items. The Chirashi uses some of the finest ingredients that Sushi Sho normally uses for their $300 sushi omakase. A chirashi is a mix of various seafood (cooked and raw) along with seasoned mushrooms and vegetables on top of a layer of shredded egg which is on top of a bed of sushi rice. The Chirashi which was my favorite had Alaska King Crab, Maguro, Toro, Uni, Snapper, Ika, Scallops, Salmon, Clams, Abalone, Mackeral, and Ikura. They said that items can vary depending on what they have available.
For the deluxe special you will find a smaller version of the chirashi (bottom right) followed by four side items (may change depending on ingredient availability). When I went there was Uni mixed with raw tuna, seasoned shrimp, pickled tomato, seaweed, and salmon (top left). Squid stuffed with seasoned rice, Egg cake, and a Japanese sponge cake (top middle). Abalone with special seasoning and butterfish with yuzu (top right). And Otoro (fatty tuna) and Uni (sea urchin) hosomaki sushi (bottom left). It also comes with a few pieces of Warabi Mochi with an optional syrup you can pour or dip the mochi into.
All in all, it was definitely worth trying as they may decide never to offer it again once restaurants re-open. The take-out items are just a small sample of what Sushi Sho has to offer and you can see it within the detail of the presentation and the quality of ingredients.
You can make an order between 2–4 pm every day except for Sunday by calling (808) 729–9717. When you pick up your food, you stay in your car around the Ritz Carlton porte-cochere/roundabout and they will bring the food up to you and you can pay via credit card or cash (needs to be exact change). The address of Ritz Carlton is located at 383 Kalaimoku Street Honolulu, HI 96815.
