Hayashi-Ya
The Triangle area has finally had some semblance of resurgence in reasonable sushi, and not the half-baked (cooked?) attempts by non-Japanese to hijack a cuisine steeped in tradition for their own personal profits. Ironically, Hayashi-ya, is still obviously not Japanese owned, but at least it comes closer to the cuisine than the vast majority of other restaurants in this area.
First off - sushi equals fresh fish plus correctly prepared rice. If you screw up one or the other, you lose. Hayashi Ya's fish was very fresh, and portion sizes reasonable (given the prices, I'd hope so). The fish prep wasn't perfect - there was a bit of fibrous tissue in one bite of tuna. The rice, unfortunately, wasn't perfect either, being a bit undercooked. Overall, however, the sushi experience was the best we've had in the triangle in a long long time. More importantly, the menu is more authentically Japanese then the vast majority of other restaurants, (except Teriyakin), having some specialty tissues that we never thought we'd see locally.
The stuff eggplant and daikon radish appetizers were well constructed and delicious, a feast for the eyes and palette. (sorry, but the blurrycam picture doesn't do justice...)
The sushi fish portions were substantial.
and we really liked the innovation in the raw roll.
The wasabi was especially potent! Not sure why, but everything was good. We are definitely going back to explore this menu!
P.S. - for those who care, the ambiance and wait staff was great too!
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