Nigiri Sushi | Franklin Lakes, NJ

807 Franklin Ave, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417

https://nigirisushinj.com/

This was our second time dining here and it was just as good as the first. It seems most of their business is takeout orders, but I highly recommend sitting down to eat. The staff here is so attentive and polite. And both times we were giving complementary salmon nigiri. This time we ordered the Volcano Roll, Dragon Roll, Golden Spider, and Mango American Dream Roll.

The Volcano Roll is shrimp tempura, avocado, and cucumber topped with seared spicy salmon, wasabi mayo, spicy mayo, and teriyaki sauce. The Dragon Roll is eel, avocado, and cucumber topped with more avocado and teriyaki sauce. The Golden Spider is soft shell crab tempura, avocado, and cucumber topped with eel and teriyaki sauce. The Mango American Dream Roll is shrimp tempura, mango, avocado, and cucumber topped with teriyaki sauce. I believe the teriyaki sauce is what other sushi restaurants refer to as eel sauce, or unagi tare.

Everything was absolutely delicious. They pay excellent attention to the quality of their ingredients. The avocado and mango were both perfectly ripe, which is a hard thing for some restaurants to get right. The only roll I wouldn't order again was the Golden Spider. The soft shell crab tempura just seemed like a little more crunch than meat, so I would forgo it and instead try one of their other specialty rolls next time -- they have over 60!

All in all this is some of the best sushi I've ever had, and the pricing is very reasonable. I highly recommend going here.