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Hamamori Slashes Its Omakase Prices...AGAIN!

Tuesday, Mar. 31 2009 @ 12:00AM

By Edwin Goei in Bargains

Not more than a day after I wrote about my return visit to Hamamori to try their discounted omakase menu, they went and discounted it again! The $48 5-course omakase meal I enjoyed a week prior is now marked down to $45.

And what used to be the $90 7-course omakase is now $69! But wait, there's more! They're doing 50% sashimi specials every night until the entire stock is sold out!

If there was a better indicator on how bad the economy is doing, I don't know it. As I noted in this post, the restaurant has been working hard to shed its cred as the most expensive sushi joint in the county (We dubbed them "BEST PLACE TO EAT IF SOMEONE ELSE IS PAYING"). I just had no idea how much they were willing to go to shed the image. Econ majors take note: This is supply and demand at work!

Thanks to my food blogging buddy Julian Hsu for the update!

3333 Bear St # 320, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, (714) 850-0880

4 Comment(s) / Post a Comment

Andrew Vestal says:

"You can't have your cake and eat it too" is a corruption of "you can't eat your cake and have it too," which makes more sense from a causal perspective. What can I say, the English language is head-over-heels crazy!

Posted on Tuesday, Mar. 31 2009 @ 10:59AM

Melissa says:

Okay, this might have to become where I go for my birthday omakase now, instead of Wasabi. $69 I can definitely do and I bet it would be great. Thanks for the heads up.

Posted on Tuesday, Mar. 31 2009 @ 3:31PM

hungrypoppa says:

Run don't Walk on down to Hamamori

Posted on Tuesday, Mar. 31 2009 @ 8:51PM

Edwin Goei says:

Andrew,

Thanks! I've always wondered what that meant and was too lazy to look it up.

Sorry your comment went into the wrong post. That was partly my fault.

Melissa and hungrypoppa,

Yes! Now is the time. Who knows? Economy might get better and prices may rise again!

Posted on Saturday, Apr. 4 2009 @ 10:58AM