Josh Allen and sushi

[jimmy10]

Good west coast sushi is worlds apart from anything I’ve found in WNY. Part of it is city size/population, but part of it is also proximity to the pacific where so many of those yummy fish live. 

[The Helmet of]

12 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

What’s so odd about this? Virtually every week there’s a debate on here about where to get the best pizza, wings, or beef on weck. Ya don’t think that the players enjoy the diverse food scene from the various cities they play in? I’d think it’s one of the cooler things about playing in a major sports league. Do you want Josh to go to McDonald’s when the team plays in London? 

Who said it was odd? I think it’s cool. I love sushi. I visited Tokyo this year and embraced the food scene. Who said anything about McDonald’s? What a bizarre interpretation. 

 

I was hoping to get QB1 hooked up with his comfort food.

1 hour ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:

I mean it's hard not to get more OG than Kuni. The owner literally came from Japan and has been at work for 28 years.

 

Now, I know it wasn't authentic but I had a weakness for Sea Bar. Come on, a beef on weck roll, take my money!

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll try it next time I’m visiting family.

56 minutes ago, DallasBillsFan1 said:

Isn't it risky for QB1 to be eating sushi before a game?  Or any football player really.

Been eating sushi for decades and never had an issue… 

[SoCal Deek]

6 minutes ago, The Helmet of said:

Who said it was odd? I think it’s cool. I love sushi. I visited Tokyo this year and embraced the food scene. Who said anything about McDonald’s? What a bizarre interpretation. 

 

I was hoping to get QB1 hooked up with his comfort food.

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll try it next time I’m visiting family.

Been eating sushi for decades and never had an issue… 

Relax. The point is that it’s not unusual for people who visit other cities to seek out the foods that those regions are best known for. No? 

[uticaclub]

1 hour ago, Billzgobowlin said:

Pike's Place is known for it's seafood in downtown Seattle.  Probably hard to find fresh seafood unless you are closer to the coast.

Sushi needs to be flash frozen before it can be served, being close to the ocean is a myth. Most sushi fish isnt native to the Northwest. You can find great sushi in landlock Denver, Vegas, Phoenix…

[Tenhigh]

2 hours ago, RiotAct said:

Wind on Transit is actually quite good, too.  Don’t let the fact that it’s an all-you-can-eat place fool you.

I don't know, sushi is one of the few things I don’t ever want to get a good deal on.

Edited Monday at 12:33 PM by Tenhigh

[TheWei44]

4 hours ago, Matt_In_NH said:

Tops?

Tops Never Stops!

[Saxum]

6 hours ago, The Helmet of said:

Josh said in the postgame interview that he enjoyed sushi 🍣 in Seattle the night before the game and he’s not able

to get it very often in Buffalo. 
 

Isn’t there any place serving quality sushi in the area? Can’t he have it delivered from Toronto? We need to keep QB1 happy. Especially if it means getting off to a hot start.

 

P.s., I love Wegman’s but I’m assuming he wants something of a higher quality… 

 

There is a very good sushi place outside Mckinley mall - he should just get some platters delivered to fieldhouse.

Ichiban Japanese Restaurant

https://www.ichibanbuffalo.com/

3701 McKinley Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14219

(716) 828-1881

 

I have taken my daughter there a few times when I am in town.

 

It is possible he wants rare, expensive items which are harder to find.

 

[DrDawkinstein]

Kuni's is the Buffalo classic, but if Josh doesnt mind being among the people, Kumo on Transit in Depew is surprisingly really, really good.

 

More than likely the issue is that sushi is best in the restaurant, and there probably arent many sushi places in Buffalo large enough to deal with Josh;s celebrity. Maybe he can rent out all of Kuni's.

 

 

Edited Monday at 01:10 PM by DrDawkinstein

[wettlaufer]

2 hours ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:

I mean it's hard not to get more OG than Kuni. The owner literally came from Japan and has been at work for 28 years.

 

Now, I know it wasn't authentic but I had a weakness for Sea Bar. Come on, a beef on weck roll, take my money!

Kuni came here around 1978 at the invitation of Bob Rich Jr. He gets his fish straight from Japan through Alaska every few days. It is a world-class restaurant.

[Low Positive]

Proximity to the ocean doesn't matter with Sushi in the US. Food safety laws require that any fish that is served raw must be frozen all the way through to kill bacteria. But Seattle does have great sushi, due to the variety of fish available and the competition making places up their game. 

[Kirby Jackson]

2 hours ago, Billsatlastin2018 said:

Perhaps.

 

Or, Buffalo lacks the cosmopolitan culinary variety of huge urban areas- like say Toronto. Where there are scores of Sushi places, from a significant 6 figure, Pan Asian population.

Well that is certainly the other part of it. It isn’t an either or though. It’s a little bit of both. The one place that I mentioned is actually based out of Ontario. I don’t expect Buffalo to have scores of quality sushi places but it isn’t unrealistic to have a couple that are elite or at least very good. There are a few that are decent but none that would be considered “very good.”
 

Southern Junction is the perfect example (using BBQ instead of sushi). Buffalo isn’t a BBQ destination either. They have some places that are okay and have always had a few. Now they have one that is world class in Southern Junction. It compares to any great BBQ place in America. There are others that are decent but it’s nice to have one that is elite. That’s kind of what I’d like to see on the sushi front.

Edited Monday at 01:25 PM by Kirby Jackson

[zow2]

Is this really important?  Seattle is a world class city for seafood and probably has some of the best and freshest sushi in America.   If you want fresh blue crabmeat go to Baltimore.  If you want great wings and beef on weck come to Buffalo.

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

Maybe this was just Allen's way of taking a subtle shot about upcoming Miami game??  

[Rew]

7 hours ago, The Helmet of said:

Josh said in the postgame interview that he enjoyed sushi 🍣 in Seattle the night before the game and he’s not able

to get it very often in Buffalo. 
 

Isn’t there any place serving quality sushi in the area? Can’t he have it delivered from Toronto? We need to keep QB1 happy. Especially if it means getting off to a hot start.

 

P.s., I love Wegman’s but I’m assuming he wants something of a higher quality… 

I really thought this was going to be a post about next week.

[Mr. WEO]

I would be 90% of sushi in america served in japanese restaurants is the same quality/style everywhere (Americans can't get enough of these overloaded rolls slathered in various sauces and "spicy tuna").  2% are superior in that they don't serve that crap and actually go to a purveyor daily to source their fish--serving simple pieces as such. 8% are supermarket/gas station quality.  

 

I'll bet Josh could have gotten that same Godzilla roll (or whatever), just as tasty, right in Buffalo.

[billybob71]

We all good!  I just put a can of sardines and half a pack of saltines in his mailbox

[The Helmet of]

20 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Well that is certainly the other part of it. It isn’t an either or though. It’s a little bit of both. The one place that I mentioned is actually based out of Ontario. I don’t expect Buffalo to have scores of quality sushi places but it isn’t unrealistic to have a couple that are elite or at least very good. There are a few that are decent but none that would be considered “very good.”
 

Southern Junction is the perfect example (using BBQ instead of sushi). Buffalo isn’t a BBQ destination either. They have some places that are okay and have always had a few. Now they have one that is world class in Southern Junction. It compares to any great BBQ place in America. There are others that are decent but it’s nice to have one that is elite. That’s kind of what I’d like to see on the sushi front.

As re: BBQ

 

Dinosaur BBQ was my jam when I lived in Syracuse (the irresistible aroma of living next door to it).

 

Had to hit up the Buffalo branch when I was visiting family earlier this year. Was very happy with my it.
 

As others have hinted at, great sushi / sashimi etc is definitely a delicacy.

 

But the Godzilla roll as mentioned is also fun as a comfort food. Still needs to be done properly.
 

 

[SoonerBillsFan]

7 hours ago, The Helmet of said:

Josh said in the postgame interview that he enjoyed sushi 🍣 in Seattle the night before the game and he’s not able

to get it very often in Buffalo. 
 

Isn’t there any place serving quality sushi in the area? Can’t he have it delivered from Toronto? We need to keep QB1 happy. Especially if it means getting off to a hot start.

 

P.s., I love Wegman’s but I’m assuming he wants something of a higher quality… 

I won't hold it against him he eats that ****.  God made fire for a reason.

[Bruffalo]

I'm bias but I haven't had good sushi on the east coast at all.   Good sushi in WNY is the equivalent to gas station sushi in Hawaii. 

 

Damn I miss poke bowls and fresh sashimi 

[Kirby Jackson]

9 minutes ago, The Helmet of said:

As re: BBQ

 

Dinosaur BBQ was my jam when I lived in Syracuse (the irresistible aroma of living next door to it).

 

Had to hit up the Buffalo branch when I was visiting family earlier this year. Was very happy with my it.
 

As others have hinted at, great sushi / sashimi etc is definitely a delicacy.

 

But the Godzilla roll as mentioned is also fun as a comfort food. Still needs to be done properly.
 

 

Dinosaur BBQ is pretty good. Southern Junction was a finalist for a James Beard award (first Buffalo Restaurant in 34 years to achieve that along with Bar a Vin). There are levels to this and that’s kind of the sushi point. Buffalo has a couple of Dinosaur BBQ level sushi places but don’t have any Southern Junction level sushi places.