Neta - NYC

Leek Soup

One word: Omakase.

Listen up white people! Take a seat and take notes.

I couldn't believe what I saw when I walked into Neta. My friend advised me that Neta was an amazing sushi spot to go for Omakase and so after my 4-day juice cleanse was over, I ventured on over to Neta.

I walked in and saw all white people! WHAT? I looked at my friend and asked if he was sure that it was that good! Not just white people...white people eating rolls. Rolls?! WTF. Likely they were freakin' California rolls! I was definitely not confident that it would be a great meal. I'm white and listen, there's nothing wrong with white people eating at awesome sushi spots but I was just taken aback as usually when I go to "authentic" sushi spots, there are not many white people at all (like 1-2 max).

I was also surprised to see a mixologist behind the sushi counter in this small little bar area. He made me a great cocktail with soju vodka, yuzu juice, peychaud bitters, and simple syrup. It was quite strong and different but very tasty. 

We ordered the omakase (chefs choice) that had 8-ish prepared/cooked dishes to start (can't remember), followed by 10-ish courses of omakase sushi. I forgot the exact numbers but whatever, you get the point.

Are you ready to start this magical journey with me?

Prepared dishes:

+ Leek soup - This was like straight out of a 3-Michelin starred restaurant. It was so well presented that I felt terrible actually eating it. Honestly (see photo above) it was ridiculously good.
+ Toro Tartare with caviar 
+ White asparagus salad with miso tofu, scallion purée, quinoa, and pickled radish
+ Miso glazed seabass
+ Raw fish kara age
+ Wok fried lobster with miso and lotus root
********+ Wagyu beef with king mushrooms - I swear I almost damn near fell off my chair when I ate this. BEST PIECE OF MEAT I HAVE EVER CONSUMED IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. Do I need to repeat this? Make bold letters and stars when you are taking notes about this. Legit, the best. It melted in my mouth.*******
+ Mochi rice (risotto) with uni and truffles - Is this for real?! Seriously. Come on guys, you can stop trying now. 

The sushi pieces were quite heavenly as well. Very fresh and VERY good.

We ended with the peanut butter ice-cream (THEY MUST HAVE KNOWN THAT I AM OBSESSED WITH ALL THINGS HAVING TO DO WITH PEANUT BUTTER) and I can definitely say that I was in heaven. For a good 2 hours, I was sitting in heaven.

Neta definitely ranks within the top 2 sushi restaurants in NYC in my book and I have been to pretty much all of the top sushi restaurants in the city.  YOU MUST GO and also make sure that you sit at the counter and get the omakase. Trust me, it's worth every penny!