![]() ![]() Panko-crusted fried japanese berkshire pork loin cutlet / egg / onions / sweet soy sauce Sweet japanese peppers (1 in 10 is spicy)ĭonburi - Mono (Rice Bowls) & Fried Rice Katsu - Don (Sauteed Baby Bok Choi) Baby bok choy / garlic oyster sauce / sake Steamed broccolini / ginger sauce / japanese mayoĪla carte: takuan / cucumber / nappa / gobo / kimchee Premium koshihikari strain short grain riceĮnoki / oyster / shiitake / button / garlic Vegetable Accompaniments Steamed White Rice (Crispy Fried Calamari) Tempura fried japanese surume squidģ shrimp / kaikage (mixed onions & carrots)īroiled green mussels / origami cream sauce (Whole Grilled Japanese Squid) Ginger soy sauce / lemon Grilled sashimi grade mackerel / sea salt / grated daikon / ginger root Grilled sashimi grade salmon / choice of teri-yaki, miso-yaki, or sea salted / grated daikon / ginger rootīroiled black cod / white miso / ginger rootīreaded fried snow crab / lemon cream sauce Grilled yellowtail cheek / grated daikon / ginger root You had a good run, Origami.Grilled/Fried Fish & Seafood Hamachi Kama Even the music is wrong: fast moving tired pop from the 1980s. Specials are dubious-sounding (we did not try) but evidently make that dude very excited. Servers seem annoyed, sushi chefs look overworked, and some bearded guy (the new owner/manager?) shows up tableside from time to time to loudly interpose himself, or barks commands to staff. Tempura is no longer delicate, crisp and tasty now it's served thick, dull and chunky. The dish is redolent with some off-putting spice while the stir-fried tofu essentially tastes like cubes of cardboard. Sushi is boring now, and the tofu and noodles dish is kinda gross. Prices went up, menus got fancy, but everything else about the Origami experience has gone downhill. Stay away! Must have been sold (twice?) recently, and new management has tweaked the service and kitchen quality. We gave this place - our former favorite of many years - a second and then a third chance. Origami should consider creating a new roll, the "NFC No Call Playoff Roll" where the little piece of yellow tail stays firmly tucked inside no matter what you do to it There's a Chocolate City roll that goes back to a controversy three mayors ago and a FEMA roll named for either the "heckuva job" Federal agency or the temporary trailers that were ubiquitous in the aftermath of the 2005 Katrina levee failures. Some of the other rolls have names that harken back to when Origami opened. This is one of my favorite banana concoctions in town-and this is the same town that originated Bananas Foster. The sushi slices serve as the perfect base by keeping the bottom of the banana bits from turning soggy. I'm not sure how the eel and the banana complement each other, but those little banana cylinders are sublime. If you like bananas, try the eponymous Origami Roll, a basic eel roll with an inch-tall banana slice that's been tempura fried and set atop each piece. Hot tea comes in its own traditional ceramic pot that keeps it warm. ![]() Recently an outdoor deck was installed, but the big hardwood booths and sitting at the bar are somehow more conducive to eating here.įor cold weather, the soba and udon noodle bowls are OUTSTANDING choices, with a base salted just right and served steaming hot. The decor is predominated by light woods and is refreshingly spare and modern, even after nearly a decade. ![]() Service and sushi are up to par with other New Orleans places, but without some of the heavy glitz in some of the larger places around town. Origami was an early settler in the Freret Street renaissance, moving into a space formerly occupied by a rowdy bar. ![]()
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