Musashino Sushi Dokoro

This place is very small and so making a reservation helps. It costs $10 per person for a reservation which is a lot. We arrive 10 minute before our time and were sat understanding it may be 10 minutes before we got served as our party was not present. We ended up not being acknowledged by our waiter until 20 minutes past our reservation time and that was after complaining. It took that long just to get water. We were put in a corner that was difficult for waiter to give us our plates. Very disorganized and I was upset I chose this place for a special event. Food was okay once we actually got service, but it is expensive. No paper menus - all QR codes which is fine except when spending $50 per person you expect a real menu.

Always, always awesome. Our server, Vy recommended the most fabulous sushi we may have ever had. (So much better than a recent trip to Uchiko.) Starting with edamame and Tuna Tataki, We shared a couple of rolls: Big Southern w Black ink Rice and Spicy Spider served with a perfectly chilled Sancerre. We followed with a very light and delicious Japanese tiramisu. The busy rhythm of the team of talented sushi chefs was a constant synchrony. No nonsense under iconic chef, Smoky's leadership. Genuine artistry. It was so special! Really, really really good.

Never disappoints

Had a nice Valentine’s Day dinner at Musashino. Parking was easy and after referencing the directory we found our way to the second floor restaurant. The service was good and the ambience was nice. It felt exclusive in a way. The sushi was yummy, I really enjoyed the Negihama traditional roll. We also dove into some Yellowtail nigiri at the end which hit the spot. All in all, I was a little underwhelmed but still enjoyed the meal.

Walk-in. Host told us 40-45 minutes. The estimated wait was on the higher end, but we heard the food was good so decided to stay. We were seated 1.5 hours later. That’s just too long to wait and wished we had been told a more truthful time as we would have gone somewhere else. Server was friendly and comped us a drink but overall for the trouble it was not worth it. Poorly estimated wait time and lack of communication or apology from the host soured our entire experience.

We sat at the bar and let the chef choose our sushi. It was awesome.

Update 01-31-2024 Mushashino consistently delivers first rate sushi! As usual, we started with miso soup and a large house hot saki... both delicious. Our second course, as always, was the avocado kama, an avocado partially scooped out and refilled with crabmeat. Nice sauce on the top, outstanding as always. Something new on the menu this time, fried oysters... fixed wonderfully, and oh so tasty! Then began the sushi parade... two blue fin tunas, both fatty, one big eye, the fatty one seared... to die for! Next up, salmon two ways, one king, one fatty... Yum! Followed by yellowtail tuna, one belly, one cheek: both delish! We paused a bit... more hot saki! Jumping back in, first up was something new for us, seared Wagyu, perhaps an odd thing to order at a first rate sushi place, but it was great. We'll definitely get that again! Next on the plate was unagi (fresh water eel), served piping hot... always one of my favorites. On the recommendation of our sushi chef (we always sit at the sushi bar), we had the smoked escolar (mackerel), definitely a Texas-tasting fish! LOL More hot saki... We next enjoyed a pile of tobiko, served battleship-style, very salty and tasty too. More hot saki... A round of salmon skin sushi followed... hard to describe, just get it if you can... At last, we ordered dessert - a combination of uni and salmon roe, again served battleship-style... heaven on a plate, and a great finish to a deliriously delicious dinner! Highly recommend Mushashino! It's a high price tag, but worth every penny IMHO! January 2023 We went to Musashino to celebrate a birthday recently. The experience was as wonderful as always! The staff is cheerful, and the service spot on, attentive but not intrusive. We arrived when they opened so we were able to be seated immediately at the sushi bar. The evening began with miso soup for two and a large hot sake. IMHO, it's the best miso soup in ATX. Our second course was an appetizer called Avocado Kama, which is partially hollowed out and stuffed with shrimp, crab, and a spicy sauce ... served piping hot. It was fantastic! Our sushi indulgence began with nigiri pieces of the three super fatty tuna and salmon fish that were the specials that night. Incredible! Delicious! We returned to the regular nigiri menu next, and sampled the unagi, salmon and hamachi kama. The fish in this course was great, expertly prepared, and delectable! On the recommendation of our waitress, we went back to the appetizer section of the menu and tried the baby octopus kara age, five fried pieces with fish sauce. A new dish for us, and a great recommendation! For our next course, we had mackerel and the ozzy roll. The mackerel was divine, a bit fishy, but in a very good way! The ozzy roll included unagi, shrimp, avocado and cucumber, with smelt caviar on the outside. The roll was different, very good, but not really something we would order again with all the other rolls on the menu. For our final course, I re-visited the unagi and my wife had the toro covered in mustard greens. She reported it was very good. Finally, dessert ... we chose our usual, tanin bune, which is a combination of uni and salmon roe, served gunkan style (battleship-style). The uni was sourced from Tasmania, and was our first time trying that type of uni. It was creamy, lightly sweet, a bit less sweet than the California uni we usually order. The combination of the uni and roe presents a sweet and salty taste, and was lucious. We cannot wait to go back! Vegetarian options: Yes Dietary restrictions: Just tell your waiter Parking: Lot and Garage Kid-friendliness: Yes Wheelchair accessibility: Yes