Chiba

A friend of mine had heard about the Sushi Happy hour. We were so pleasantly surprised at the selection and quality of the rolls!! The Octopus Cerviche and the Crunchy Salmon rolls are probably 2 of my favorite things. I hate to single out just 2 of the rolls cause EVERYTHING is so yummy!!

The last time we were there, I was introduced to Oyster Sake Shooters. Totally rocked my world. I am in LOVE!!

The atmosphere is very sleek. The sushi Chef, Guermo, so very nice and excellent at his craft. We really always look forward to coming here for both the food and the staff!!

Chiba is my go-to place for good sushi and rolls. Everything's fresh and flavorful. One of the things I really enjoy is that, if the description mentions an ingredient, you taste it but it's never overpowering. It just adds to the flavor.

Good selection of beers and and a marvelous saki list--currently Thursday nights are half-price for all sakis, so I've been able to try some of the more expensive things.

Good, attentive staff and a comfortable, polished atmosphere make this a place I love.

The sushi here is excellent. That is not something I would say about any of the other sushi places in New Orleans (that I have tried). I imagine that Chiba flies in fresh fish from the West Coast. The prices seem to reflect that.

The fatty salmon and smoked salmon sushi were both amazing. The strawberry roll was also amazing. We also had an appetizer plate of salmon, bluefin tuni, and yellowfin tuna with white truffle oil which was, yes, amazing. The steamed bun with pork belly was excellent--an airy, puffy, warm bun with the perfect amount of a lightly-sweet, tangy sauce.

The only thing I tried which was not excellent was the shrimp tempura roll. The strongest flavor in the roll was mayonnaise. I'm surprised they didn't add some sort of spice to modify the straight-up mayonnaise flavor.

The prices here are very high, i.e. $3.50 for one piece of sushi or sashimi. A  light dinner without alcohol will be about $40 per person.