I recently heard that Tamashii has introduced a new menu...Tamashii, nestled in the middle between Mar Mikhael and Gemmayze is a small place that offers fine Japanese creations in a cozy well designed atmosphere. Part of my Top10 list 2013, of course heading down there again was a must.
- Soups
- Salads
- Appetizers
- Tempura
- Sashimi
- Nigiri
- 4 Cuts
- Sushi balls
- Gunkan
- Uramaki Special
- Uramaki
- Temaki Handroll
- Naked Uramaki
- Hoso Maki
- Teriyaki on stick
- Noodles
- Seven seas platters
- Seven seas boats
- Drinks
- Crispy salmon salad 22,000L.L: Salmon, Crispy, Spicy cream. Unfortunately the "Crisps" are not crispy
- Tamashii special 13,500L.L: Crab meat, chicken, cheddar cheese, nori. Since they don't contain rice, those creations are unique, creative and tasty. Served warm, discover a fried chicken envelop, crunchy from the outside with a white sauce on top. The combination of chicken, crab and cheddar cheese is great. Many textures combined into a soft, tender, warm, juicy and tasty piece with no rice
- Fried Soft shell crab 27,500L.L: Those are crab shells, served warm, crunchy on the outside, juicy and moist on the inside. I personally didn't feel anything related to crab. All what is felt is the strong crunchiness. Not one of my favorite pieces specially for its elevated price
- Wasabi Shrimp balls 16,000L.L: Shrimp, Tempura, Fresh mushrooms, wasabe sauce. Yum! The wasabi sauce covering it is great. Chunks covered with sesame with a soft and tender feel.
- Fried Agimono 25,500L.L: Crab, eel, cucumber, iceberg, mango, eel crab and topped with a sweet mango sauce. I enjoyed its warmth, moisture and spicy aftertaste. An interesting order that was ruined by the feeling of heaviness and specially the soggy rice. Roll after the other, the rice problem is becoming clearer
- Diablo Roll 23,000L.L: Salmon, avocado, crazy, red pepper wrap, diablo sauce. Different from anything you've eaten around town, these rolls are wrapped in boiled red pepper giving them a beautiful color. Inside is a yummy and special creation where each ingredient ads a plus specially the wasabi and diablo sauce. A must try
- Cavite Sling 25,500L.L: Tempura shrimp, Philadelphia cheese, mango and crazy wrap, mango sauce; Very nice and tasty, especially the sweet aftertaste. Again, the rice is too sticky and too prominent. Trying to enjoy the sweetness and richness, the quantity of sticky watery rice spoils the moment.
- Chili shake supreme 19,500L.L: Salmon, scallion, coriander. I'll simply say BRAVO. Creative and tasty
- Spider Tamashii 33,500L.L: Soft shell crab, crispy, crab sticks, scallion, tobiko. Served warm, each piece is full of taste and flavors. I already mentioned it in my last review and I'm reconfirming it again: The rolls should be smaller. This big plate is lunch on its own. The fried crab topping is chewy and not crispy. It felt like it was microwave heated
- Suzukury Hamachi 22,750L.L: Yellow tail, yuzu and truffle oil. That' a 10/10. Imagine slices of yellow tail, floating in a juicy sauce of yuzu and truffle oil. A fine dining creation like no other
- Spicy Red Dynamite 14,500L.L: Crab, volcano, shrimp, tuna wrap. Light and tasty, those pieces without rice are perfect for dinner
- Crazy Soy Wrap 13,000L.L: Crab, soya sheet, crispy. Yellow from the outside and wrapped with a soya sheet, five crab sticks rolled around shredded crab are tasty and beautiful to look at
- Ikura 16,500L.L: Salmon, roe: impel and good
- The menu has been changed and the pictures improved from last year's review
- Tamashii's "4Cuts" are a great idea of pieces without rice. I loved them
- Each order has unique flavors and offerings mastered to perfection by professionals activating all your taste buds in style
- Fresh, colorful and generous, the plates are mouthwatering
- Owner and manager are always present to make your visit memorable
- Crispy is not crispy in any of the wraps
- The pieces are too heavy, too big and too fulfilling. Bigger is not necessarily better: Smaller and cheaper is much more appreciated
- Tamashii's rice is too soggy and watery sliding under your teeth and filling your stomach at a glance. It's so watery that it covers the real taste of the other ingredients
- Almost all the pieces are over filled with rice
A $70/person lunch ended with a selection of sweet bites and their signature perfumed hot napkins. I still recommend Tamashii and invite you to visit it despite their urgent need to fix the rice situation, quantity of ingredients and portion sizes. Flavors here are not average and will be enjoyed.