Dinner at Yuraku: A Oceanic Feast

When I posted on my time at Yuraku's lunch buffet, I said that I would talk about what it's like to have dinner there.  This is no ordinary dinner.  This is a gorgefest of oceanic proportions.  A dent to the world's supply of seafood.  Well, sort of.  But I can say that the sushi overall is of better quality during this time.  

As my family and I look through the menu, we receive a bowl of carrot, celery, and cucumber sticks with a dipping sauce.  The one thing I always get here is the platters of sushi, sashimi, or a combination of both, which come in a variety of sizes.  The one my family got consists of 4 rolls and 66 pieces of nigiri sushi and sashimi.  The one thing I always get here is the platters of sushi, which come in a variety of sizes.  But I will get to that in a bit.  

Before we get our sushi, we get additional complementary items.  First, a small egg custard called chawan mushi, with fish cake slices.  

Then, a plate of grilled salmon head and collar, which I absolutely love.  They only serve half of a head.  Since we were all excited about it, we devoured it like a pack of wolves before a picture could be taken.  So here's one from a previous visit.

Finally, the house salad of lettuce and cabbage served with a peanut dressing.

Now on to the main course.  The combo platter: it's massive, colorful, and diverse.  A barrage of seafood such as squid, octopus, mackerel, tuna, white (albacore) tuna, toro, salmon, salmon belly, red snapper, flounder, yellowtail, and clam.  Dragon, tempura, eel, and masago rolls round out the platter.  As a sushi purist, I just eat the sashimi and nigiri, which was all good for me.

Somehow we managed to finish every single piece.  As we got our check, the dessert arrives to our table.  This time, it's hand rolls, or temaki, filled with salmon and masago.  At this point,  none of us could bare to eat anymore.  But we managed to anyways, overwhelmed by how amazing the service was.  

Disclaimer:  We were only able to get all of the complementary items by spending a substantial amount of money on the platter ($100).  And I believe they only give the fish heads to Asian clientele.  Finally, since my family and I have been coming to this place for years, I have to admit we do get some special treatment.