Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan｜Sushi Kin

We had an incredible lunch here prior to heading to the Airport. Extremely friendly chef wanting to make sure we tried various foods. Thank you and we will come back!

What a refreshing unexpected experience. We arrived at the restaurant after getting lost around the surrounding residential area at 30 mins before closing (according to Google Maps). The two chefs welcomed us in, sat us down at the bar (we were the only ones there) and gave us a menu that was all in Japanese. The setting was a very small restaurant with two booths and a bar seating for 6. Panic ensues as we tried to translate the handwritten menu via Google Translate and recalling anything I could remember from Japanese class in high school and years of watching anime. After all that the only thing I could read was Nigiri and Chirashi which was great as we would eat anything at that point. The chef (Kaneko) was very patient and asked us many questions. We successfully conversed using Google Translate conversation feature by having my Pixel on the serving table. Althought broken translation, we were able to find out he was the owner of the restaurant and has been cooking for just a few years. He treated us like VIP guests and served our Nigiri sushi Omakase style which was AWESOME. There were many but my favorites were the prawn, salmon and tuna sushi he served. He gave us a sampler tuna salad that was extremely refreshing given the hot day and each of us our own chicken miso soup. I'm pretty sure we didn't order a combo. Last but not least, he gave us a ride back to our Hotel! What a guy and what an experience we had for our first day in Japan. Thank you Kaneko we hope to be back soon!

The eldest son's family wants to come home for Obon and eat Kinzushi! The deceased husband would go out to eat kinzushi, and the owner of the kinzushi would even give him something that wasn't on the menu or even give him a souvenir! The taste is the best! I waited for a while because I was holding it alone, but because I waited, I served a toro roll. Even after I got home, the taste of delicious nigiri sushi remained in my mouth. There is no doubt about the owner's spirit and taste.