Ukon Sushi

One of the pleasures of dining at Ukon Sushi is being able to order grilled dishes or an eel rice bowl alongside nigiri. It also suits an evening when you want to take your time over a few small dishes rather than make sushi the whole meal. Some visitors have praised the substantial cuts of sea bream, tuna and fatty tuna, while others have remarked on the rich flavour of the fatty tuna and the savouriness of the prawns. One diner enjoyed nine pieces of omakase, including flounder, medium-fatty tuna, crab and eel. The nigiri selection depends on what you order that day, but starting with omakase or a platter and adding favourite pieces is one way to build your meal.

Visitors also mention the eel, and the menu includes options such as an eel rice bowl and eel nigiri. The selection gives diners the choice of making nigiri the focus or choosing eel as the main event. One review singled out the eel rice bowl and grilled oysters with salt; adding a grilled dish can bring a different note to a meal centred on sushi. Other menu options include savoury egg custard, simmered fish head and scallops. A diner who ordered abalone grilled with butter recalled it as a dish that went particularly well with drinks. Beer and other alcoholic drinks are available, making sushi and a grilled dish with a drink another dinner option.

Ukon Sushi is in Imafuku-higashi, Joto Ward, Osaka, and offers both dine-in and takeaway. It is also described as suitable for solo diners. From Tuesday to Sunday, it is open from 17:00 to 21:00. Lunch and dinner menus are listed, but the stated opening hours begin in the evening, so it is worth checking before you go.