With views that strong, you should check out Anthony Bourdain's Get Jiro graphic novel.

http://www.amazon.com/Get-Jiro-Anthony-B…

What happened to the email to a friend button? I don't want to login to facebook at work!

In NE Seattle, the best sushi is Toyoda Sushi. They are in a rotten location, but the sushi is great. Lake City Way just past 125th.

Shiro! Shiro! Shiro!
There is no other! Sit at the bar and watch them make it.

@3, Toyoda is terrific. So is Kisaku. My vote goes to Kisaku, personally. Worst: Blue C in U Village.

Mashiko - West Seattle

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@1 huh? That's pretty darn cool. Bourdain usually turns me off with his worldly arrogance (jealousy?). But I did see one of his episodes which I thought was really really great.

Another vote for Mashiko! Best sushi I've had on either coast.

Shiro, really? It was marginal sushi at best and extremely overpriced. The best sushi in Seattle is Nishino in Madison Valley. All those Belltown spots are overrated.

musashi's, dumbos! hella cheap and good!

Go to Shiro's yes, but be aware that the Master is no longer there every night, having sold his restaurant to the I Love Sushi guys.

@10 Nishino is excellent, but it'll cost you way more than Shiro's.

Village Sushi in the U-District (yes, the U-District) is this city's best kept secret. Until now.

great advice sending someone to maneki...they are great! worse advice sending someone to maneki, jean-san and oka-san (the two wonderful ladies that run the joint) will make them wait since they don't have a rez. so, tsukushinbo is a great idea...oh and they will have to wait.

and for the record, a website called sushiwhore is just plain stupid.

@12 Say it ain't so!! I have to confess I haven't been to Shiro's in a couple of years, though I used to go a lot.

I go to Hana on B’way .. Shiro eats there too.

Mashiko in West Seattle. So good.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi is now streaming on Netflix btw.

maybe the best single piece of sushi i've had in seattle was last summer at Mashiko, local seasonal iwashi (sardine).

but... i had it again this summer, and it was nothing special. in fact, the whole meal (and the next time i went there, also this summer) it was really disappointing. at this point, i don't think i would ever go to Mashiko's again. the equivalent of dollar sushi in Japan is *far* better than what i had there recently.

is it really that great, @6, @9, @17?

don't believe @3 & @5! toyoda is terrible! stay away! i need to be able to get a seat at the bar.

Mashiko's in West Seattle, for sure. I was there last night. Amazing every time.

Sushi Kappo Tamura is amazing and worth every penny.
Kisaku is totally fantastic.
O'Shan is homey and reliable, if rarely extraordinary.
Tsukushinbo is super fun, but is really more about the non-sushi stuff than about the sushi.

Momiji actually buys great fish, then ruins it with a high-volume production-line approach that saps the results of any trace of artistry. Also, if I wanted to go to a douchey nightclub, I'd go to a douchey nightclub, not a sushi restaurant. What a waste.

Shiro's was resposible for the limpest, lamest, least interesting, and most ridiculously overpriced sushi meal I've ever had in my life. That was five years ago (I've never been back), but it sounds like I'm not alone. I'm dying to try Daisuke Nakazawa's tamago, but hesitant to spend another dime at that laurel-based establishment.

All that being said, the "best kept secrets" of Seattle sushi remain Village Sushi (tip of the hat to @13) and Wallingford's Shima. You'll be amazed how little money you'll spend at the latter for some of the best-prepared sushi in this town!

I really like Chiso in Fremont -- their happy hour is a great deal, too.