Sushi in Tsukiji @ やまざき

The top omakase for 3675Yen gets you some properly fresh sushi. There were some shrimp like creatures amongst the fish that were still alive. They were moving around a LOT! While the fish was excellent, the rice was a bit disappointing. It was quite cold, which took away from the quality of the fish a little bit. The best piece was the Uni. I think it's the hardest piece of Nigiri to properly make, but he did a good job not overdoing the amount of Uni on top.
Another good point was the friendly chef and the emptiness of the restaurant, which meant I got to chat with a korean couple and with the chef. And it also meant  I didn't have to wait in line for 90 minutes to go to the neighbouring restaurants, whom seem to be the most popular sushi bars in Tsukiji. They had about 3 times as many people waiting outside as there are sitting in the bar, which meant waiting lines of about 90 minutes.
All in all a great breakfast spot in Tsukiji for people who don't want to wait very long. It only gets 3 stars on tabelog, which is very low on there, but I think this restaurant deserves a bit more credit than it gets.

Rating: 3+/5

Best Piece: Uni
Worst Piece: Ebi

http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1313/A131301/13023020/