There’s a new, affordable sushi lunch omakase in Kakaʻako.
Located in SALT At Our Kakaʻako, Pitch Sports Bar recently launched a new lunch omakase. It’s available daily between 12 and 1 p.m. (reservations are accepted within the hour) and costs $80 per person. There is a maximum of eight seats at the sushi counter.
The sports bar still offers a dinner omakase ($110 per person), which is available at 7 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays. The dinner omakase includes 12 courses plus dessert (13 courses total).
The lunch omakase includes 12 courses (10 sushi, an appetizer and dessert). The fish will alternate, depending on what’s in the market.
The lunch omakase is also served by three rotating chefs; while the courses might be similar, each has their own style.
Our omakase started with Kona kampachi with tomato ponzu and chili pepper water. The sashimi was a refreshing start to the meal.
The following nigiri featured Madai (red sea bream) from Japan, which was cured in konbu, and bluefin tuna from Spain, which was marinated in smoked shoyu. The result is a deeply umami, savory flavor.
Next came ika topped with uni; Hokkaido scallop with blood orange kosho; and hamachi seasoned with ceviche salt and lime.
Ika can sometimes be rubbery, but this version boasted a melt-in-your-mouth texture. The silky uni topping took it to the next level.
The tender Hokkaido scallop was complemented nicely by the refreshing blood orange kosho, a condiment that can be used in place of yuzu citrus.
These were followed by Scottish salmon with onion, and local octopus topped with house chimichurri. Both courses were torched, resulting in a smoky flavor. The salmon was especially buttery.
The following dish was probably my favorite course — a petite bowl of uni and king crab, topped with melted caviar compound butter and served with rice and nori. Customers are encouraged to mix the components to make mini handrolls.
The caviar compound butter — which was torched atop the uni and king crab — enhanced the dish’s umami flavor, making it even more luxurious.
The final sushi course featured a tuna taku hand roll, comprising chopped otoro and akami bluefin tuna with housemade takuan. The fresh fish shines and the hand roll itself is a generous size.
Dessert was a delicate monaka, which typically features a crisp wafer shell. This version came with vanilla ice cream, mochi balls, kinako and a caramel drizzle. Its contrasting textures — the crunchy shell, creamy ice cream and chewy mochi — resulted in the perfect finish.
Reservations for the eatery’s omakase are accepted online.
CONTACT
Pitch Sports Bar
SALT At Our Kakaʻako
685 Auahi St. Ste. 216/217, Honolulu
pitchsportsbar.com
Instagram: @pitchsportsbar
Lunch omakase available daily between 12 and 1 p.m.
For the latest news of Hawai‘i, sign up here for our free Daily Edition newsletter.
Kelli Shiroma Braiotta can be reached at kelli@alohastatedaily.com.
