OIZUMI GAKUEN: Maru-Tatsu (REVISITED)... inexpensive with generous sizes! Worth the visit.

Arrived at a very very early 5pm for some great Sushi... this shop is backed by a fish wholesaling company so prices are incredibly reasonable and fish so amazingly fresh...

We walked into the Tencho (Head Sushi Chef) preparing 3 large baskets of sushi for a year end party going on upstairs.

First the Otoshi... comes automatically when you order alcohol.  

The boss-man...  

Only 50yen for this... kobiko.

Chu-Toro 270yen.

Maguro 130yen.

Crab 110yen.

Hot Ichi-Go Nihon-Shu (One Bottle) 270yen... good for about 4-5 mini cups.

Seaweed soup~...

Our neighbors who spoke great English asked me if I wanted to take a pic of his fish :).

Mari spotted this moving Abelone (in Japanese Awabi)... got a nudge to start taking pics or a video.

Our Tuna-Cheek... took about 30minutes to bake over the grill and only 680yen!

We also talked to 3 people in the far end of the counter...  one of them was a Japanese gentleman in his 50's with a PHD from UC Berkeley... In Japan you never really know who's sitting next to you in a friendly sushi counter environment.

All seats provide a great view of the sushi chefs at work.

Mari's been camera shy lately but a quick iPhone pic... will be back again.

Ask for a free "Agari" as with all sushi shops and you'll get a nice hot cup of green tea!

Its been 6 months since but my last visit but I'll be back again in 2012!

For shop details goto my previous entry:

http://tokyobelly.blogspot.com/2011/06/oizumi-gakuen-marutatsu-sushi-amazing.html

OIZUMI GAKUEN: Marutatsu Sushi... amazing value on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line

The more and more I hang outside of Tokyo the more I realize that you don't need to be in central Tokyo to have an amazing meal... and whats best at a crazy affordable price.  Today Mari and I checked out Marutatsu Sushi in Oizumi Gakuen.

I was about to order one of my favorite Sushi's... "Ama-ebi" but it came as the "otoshi" (free starter).  Sooo fresh..

Didn't take pics of the menu but everything was incredibly reasonable... Chu-Toro here.  Mari isn't a fan of raw seafood so she tends to take the fish off the rice, roll it around in shoyu then put it back on the rice... but she commented that this fish was didn't have that fishy-ness to it.  Guess it was super fresh.

Akami Tuna

Scallops

Think these were 2 for like 200yen?  Crazy inexpensive.

Japanese love Mayo as toppings, dressing, etc... crab here.

A very welcome sight at a Sushi Restaurant... not a fan of inhaling neighborly smoke while trying to eat sushi.

100yen "amaebi" miso soup.  100!? Wow...

Not only was this a Sushi shop by they had a very large selection of grilled fish... complemented the beer very well~.

Incredibly receptive and friendly staff.  We sat at the 1st floor counter seating that can accommodate around 15 people...  Daily specials hand written on white sheets of paper.   

So after a trying alot of Sushi, some grilled fish, 2 large bottles of Kirin Beer... it only came out to 2,900yen.  If you are ever EVER in this area please give this place a try.

Restaurant: Marutatsu Sushi in Oizumi Gakuen

Location: Oizumi Gakuen Station (Seibu Ikebukuro-Line)

Foodie website:  http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132103/13003801/

Address J:  東京都練馬区東大泉4-2-2

Address E:  Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Higashi Oizumi 4-2-2
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