SHOYA am Hofbräuhaus - Original Japanische Küche

Of the three Shoya 's I 've been to, this one is certainly the best. There is a good choice between what I would call 'regular ' sushi rolls and fixed plates of sushi and/or sashimi, but also ramen and rice dishes with different types of meat or fish. We were with a party of three and ordered different 'fixed plates ' and all of them came with miso soup. The gyoza was nice, the dough was not too thick, slightly translucent even. I 'm used to thicker dough and slightly crispy, but I think this 'thin dough ' version is actually nicer. I have hardly ever been to a restaurant where the photos shown in the menu were actually good, and never where the food that was served really looked like what was shown in the picture. This was the first time that the photos looked good AND the food looked like the photos. We ordered an average of slightly more than 2 dishes each miso soup not included) and I felt full after diner. I would say that the portion size of the fixed plates is good enough. As far as taste is concerned no complaints either. Of the three Shoya 's I 've been to, this would be the one worth a return visit. If you have read my review for one of the all you can eat sushi places in Amsterdam, you might know that a sushi/Japanese restaurant will score major points if the nori the dried seaweed that goes around the rolls) is ultra fresh and crispy. Unfortunately this was not the case with the nori in our dishes today. Nori absorbs moisture like a sponge even by just being exposed to air, so you can imagine what happens when wrapping it around other foodstuffs. So this was not so much a disappointment, but rather an observation. No points subtracted, but no bonus star ;

When I ate here, I couldn't believe that I was having sushi in Germany. I'm a California native and thought we had the best sushi outside of Japan. I figured that I would give this place a try, I like an adventure. It was really good and the staff were nice. They played American Blues music. I was in a happy place. Irony and all. The food was a little different than what I am used to in California, but delicious nonetheless. I would go back.

I haven't been to Shoya in years. It use to be my go-to sushi place. After all these years, I realized I still love it! The sushi rolls are great. Although I tried the crunchy tuna roll and was a bit disappointed. It was huge but I excepted it to be crunchy and hot from the outside, but instead they used cooked tuna and it was completely cold and not very crunchy. I wouldn't order it again. However, I was completely satisfied with the Hawaii roll! You pay more for the quality you get at Shoya but its still reasonable for sushi. Not cheap though. Next time I'm going out for sushi I will definitely keep Shoya in mind.

When I ate here, I couldn't believe that I was having sushi in Germany. I'm a California native and thought we had the best sushi outside of Japan. I...

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