Was able to grab spots at Niku’s chef’s counter which gives you a great view into the team working through insane amounts of high quality meat.
Appetizers: beef tartare and bone marrow. The beef tartare was exceptional, and the beef was cut in chunky pieces which I prefer. The bone marrow is delicious and very decadent, as it also has pieced of short rib on the top
Mains: We got the full wagyu tasting, along with the potatoes served with chickpea miso sauce. The meat was melt in your mouth amazing, but I gotta say the amount of fat throughout the night made finishing the whole meal a little difficult.
Not a cheap meal, especially if you go for the wagyu flight. We don’t eat steak that often though (once every 6 months) so the splurge was definitely worth it. All dishes executed perfectly, and their martinis were top notch too.
by trianglesaurus
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Those potatoes were so amazing, I also fully agree about too much A5 being a little nauseating. Extremely first world problems to be fair
I hate steakhouses, but this one, hm
Niku is amazing! I used to live around the block and would pick up meat from their butcher shop all the time. Great people
Definitely feel you on meal being difficult to finish. When we went everything was so decadent that we felt gross by the end of the meal. Like oil was just seeping out of all of our pores.
We asked if they had sorbet or anything light for dessert and the waiter was like “we have a wagyu fat brownie!” Lol no thank you.
Actually haven’t been back to Niku since then – generally prefer our meals to be more balanced.