Forget dinner and a show, how about dinner that is the show? Jay\u2019s Steakhouse is bringing a 12-course omakase dinner full of flair and flavor. And it all goes down inside a hidden spot at the old church. Deco\u2019s going behind the counter to see why this experience is the hottest ticket in town.<\/p>\n
Chef Max Kamakura is firing up the dining experience at Jay\u2019s in Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n
Max Kamakura: \u201cAll the pressure is on me, not only about the sushi, but also entertaining and drinking together.\u201d<\/p>\n
For three nights and up to eight seats, this old Fort Lauderdale church-turned-steakhouse is trading their steak knives for chopsticks.<\/p>\n
Jay Shirodkar: \u201cHaving omakase here is a statement. It\u2019s just that, we\u2019re not just doing sushi, we\u2019re doing sushi at the highest level.\u201d<\/p>\n
They\u2019re turning their upstairs lounge into an intimate and hidden sushi omakase dinner.<\/p>\n
Jay Shirodkar: \u201cWe have a private entrance on the left side of the building, and you come right up to the lounge. What this room is is an escape from everything that\u2019s crazy downstairs, where we are showcasing, for a few months, some of Miami\u2019s best omakase chefs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Max Kamakura: \u201cThinly sliced up potato prepared with butter in miso, nice and seared, topped with our A5 wagyu.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jay Shirodkar: \u201cHow deep they go to become skilled and creative at doing sushi, and when we saw the talent and we saw the opportunity, we said 100 percent we have to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Max Kamakura: \u201cThis is edible gold, and that\u2019s one of my souvenirs for my customers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Omakase means \u201cI\u2019ll leave it up to you\u201d in Japanese, and Chef Max loves to mix his surprise menu with high quality food.<\/p>\n
Max Kamakura: \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be a very unique experience having omakase in the church. Usually this experience go between 12 to 14 dishes, courses, which is mostly like not plates but bites. We\u2019re gonna go through to A5 waygu, you\u2019re gonna have a little bit of caviar, you\u2019re gonna have some fresh truffle, we\u2019re gonna have a beautiful salmon roll.\u201d<\/p>\n
And for those learning this unique dine\u2026<\/p>\n
Max Kamakura: \u201cThe omakase is also a nice show, it looks almost like a theater. Nobody eats before the chefs start to recommend how to enjoy\u2026 For that one, I usually go with the protein facing our tongue\u2026 It\u2019s hard to have someone\u2019s attention for more than 10 minutes, but this is an experience that I usually can keep that attention for an hour and half and people won\u2019t scroll phones and things like that. Most is gonna be for pictures, which makes me proud.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chef says it\u2019ll hit the spot.<\/p>\n
Max Kamakura: \u201cWe make something balanced so that people won\u2019t be way too full but neither will be hungry. They can also, after here, eventually enjoy the party.\u201d<\/p>\n
Omakase at Jay\u2019s starts Thursday until Saturday with two dinner times, 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
The price is $325 per person.<\/p>\n
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