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Aug 2, 2022 ... Why 15 years into its remarkable run plying luxed-up Japanese bites, O Ya may be the most reliably sublime dining splurge in town. Restaurant Review: O Ya Is Still the Most Reliably Sublime Dining Splurge in Town It’s precious. It’s punishingly expensive. It gets booked out months in advance. Why 15 years into its remarkable run plying luxed-up Japanese bites, O Ya may be the most reliably sublime dining splurge in town. by JOLYON HELTERMAN· 8/2/2022, 11:39 a.m. Devoted foodies and restaurant newbies love The Feed. Sign-up now for our twice weekly newsletter. From left: Gorgeously marbled A5 Japanese Wagyu with potato confit; Wagyu dumplings with (wait for it…) Wagyu chili crisp; wild ika nigiri with salted cherry blossom; and kombu-cured spring mackerel nigiri with ramp kosho. / Photo by Linda Campos There’s a scene in Pretty Woman where Richard Gere whisks Julia Roberts to her first opera and, as the lights dim, ratchets up the stakes. “[First-timers] either love it, or they hate it,” he mansplains grimly. “If they don’t, they may learn to appreciate it. But it will never become part of their soul.” Roberts’s quivering lips, leaky eyelids, and gasps of niece-like joy, choreographed to strains of a La Traviata highlights reel, give us all the answer we need. Which is pretty much how it’s gone down every time I’ve brought someone in for their first meal at O Ya, Tim and Nancy Cushman’s sliver of a Japanese-luxe tavern that opened in the Leather District in 2007. I can’t think of a restaurant in town with more individual dishes possessed of the power to elicit visceral reactions in the eater that border on sensual: involuntary gasps, conspicuous goosebumps, sotto voce holy-shits. My friend Susan, a genteel southerner, once became so…taken by a bite of tuna-belly nigiri that she draped a cloth napkin over her head, ortolan-style, to ride the waves of deliciousness in civilized solitude. I’ll have, as they say, what she’s having.
omakase ... o ya offers a nightly omakase dinner, a chef's-choice menu of 20 courses featuring a variety of unique nigiri, sashimi, and cooked dishes. 9 east street, boston, MA 02111 Main content starts here, tab to start navigating o ya offers a nightly omakase dinner, a chef's-choice menu of 20 courses featuring a variety of unique nigiri, sashimi, and cooked dishes. reservations are prepaid through tock.com and are $295 per guest exclusive of beverages, tax, admin fee and service. Beverage pairings are available for an additional $160 per guest. without advanced notice we cannot guarantee accommodation Omakase is a Chef's choice tasting menu. At o ya, our Chefs prepare 20 small courses of nigiri (sushi with rice), sashimi (sushi without rice), and cooked items to surprise and delight our diners. Our omakase menu changes daily and seasonally to incorporate the freshest seafood and produce. Featured seafood may include oysters, salmon, yellowtail, bluefin tuna, wild prawns, sea urchin, fish roe, and other regional and seasonal specialties. The omakase may also include eggs, chicken, pork, Wagyu beef, and foie gras. What do I do if I have an allergy or dietary restriction? When making your reservation you will be prompted to notate all allergies and dietary restrictions in your party. Notifying the restaurant in advance allows us time to adequately prepare substitutions for your omakase. Without advanced notice for each party member we cannot guarantee accommodations. Please be specific with allergy notes: is cross-contamination okay? eg shared oils, shared cooking space, shared cutting boards Please include how many guests will require adjustments to their menus.