Echigo

With a $15 omakase lunch menu, a quality sushi meal at Echigo is actually attainable for most people. Five pieces of nigiri and a hand roll will fill you up mid-day, while a dinner visit, though more expensive, leaves diners just as fulfilled. If ordering a la carte, be sure to ask for the monkfish liver, a foie gras-like piece that almost melts in your mouth. The nondescript storefront and bare bones interior belies the real craftmanship that takes place here, so walk right in, sit down at the sushi bar and don't look back.