The best way to experience a sushi restaurant is to take a seat at the bar, where you can interact with the chef. You definitely want to experience Yakuza House that way, because chef Huy Pham is a personable guy who’s willing to chat while he makes your food or breaks down a whole fish.
It’s a small restaurant – the seats at the bar comprise a little less than half of the overall number – and while that means it can be hard to get a reservation, you can be assured that chef Pham will be personally overseeing everything you eat.
Yakuza House is also just about the only place in town that serves “sandos,” a Japanese take on the sandwich with fillings both savory (fried chicken or pork cutlet) and sweet (mascarpone cream and strawberries).
They also specialize in hand rolls, and their selection is about the best you’ll find in the area. It starts with excellently toasted nori seaweed, which provides a crisp bite to the exterior, and the fillings, which include scallop, blue and red crab, yellowtail, eel and the high-end “toro” or belly tuna, are outstanding. We recommend picking one of the “sets” on your first visit – the “hangry” includes five hand rolls and could reasonably be split between two people if you order a couple of items a la carte.
The relatively small sushi menu is complemented by specials which recently included whelk and true Wagyu beef. Donburi rice bowls round out the menu.
