Back from Japan just a week and we already have the hungries for sushi. So off we go to the best in Tampa Bay, Hook's on 9th Street in St. Petersburg. We've been a fan of Hook's mastery with a knife since he left Sushi Rock Grill and opened his first restaurant, right across the street. He's friends with many local fishermen so his fish is always fresh.
One dish he makes is our favorite and you don't see it being prepared in a lot of restaurants, if at all. It's Usuzukuri. We use to think that usuzukuri translated from Japanese as "always different", because very time we ordered it it was different. Usuzukuri is traditionally thinly sliced fluke with vinegar sauce. We finally realized Hook was tailoring the dish to our tastes. He always used his freshest fish, but he also knew we liked spicy food. So, he would spice up our usuzukuri or add an additional twist of lemongrass or our favorite, fresh mint.
Hook's TST roll, hamachi, tako and unagi sashimi and ice cold Sapporo's complete the meal.
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