Sho Cho is a part of me, and a part of my group. We hold our new school year dinners here and our good-bye dinners too. We have fond memories, and it’s not just about the food. It’s about the ambience and our time together. Every Thursday night, the place comes alive by way of the fresh tracks and mixes of their resident DJ. On Friday afternoons, the outdoor terrace proves to be a glamorous location for an alfresco family lunch. Whenever we choose to go, we’re always assured a good time.
The Japanese restaurant scene in Abu Dhabi has grown by leaps and bounds since I first got here. What Sho Cho offers is a concise menu of the classics as well as their own twist on things.
My order will always consist of: Calamari Salad, Rock Shrimp with Chili Sauce, California Maki; and on occasion Salmon Sashimi and Tempura Maki.
You can not go wrong with any of the above. And they’re rarely if ever, inconsistent with the quality. It always gets better. That’s what you pay for.
The Rock Shrimp is better than I’ve had in most places back home. (Even though the Japanese restaurants in Bahrain are better on the whole.) This is the one thing I miss (foodwise) when I’m not in Abu Dhabi. Truly. Fried food is known to bring happiness to empty bellies, and unappeasable palates. The golden morsels of fried doughy shrimp are coated with a generous helping of creamy oleaginous sauce, that is as delicious and addictive as it is fattening. This is as far as I can glamorize this sin of a nutriment. It just tastes good.
The California, a beginners standard, is really delicious at Sho Cho. It’s simplicity and quality ingredients make it one worth ordering again and again. The Tempura Maki is a variation on the delightful aforementioned Rock Shrimp, only this time covered in Nori. That same unctuous chili sauce makes it’s grand appreance above the little parcels of shrimp, rice and seaweed. The Calamari Salad, with its tangy dressing is a crowd pleaser in its own right.
A meal at Sho Cho is always a good idea. It hasn’t failed me yet...
Souk Qaryat al Beri
Bain el Jessrain
Abu Dhabi
+971 (0) 25581117
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