http://www.chowdubai.com/japanese/okku Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:06:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.chowdubai.com/japanese/okku#comment-25 jordana Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:51:32 +0000 http://www.chowdubai.com/?p=2096#comment-25 Okku is much smaller than Zuma and Nobu so its nice to dine in an intimate setting, a little dark with black walls and a black sushi counter. Altho I enjoyed the dishes i ordered I could not help to think that the menu was a copy of Nobu. It lacks originality and even though it is executed fairly well, the only difference i saw was that of the portions and quality of some of the ingredients. It will do well as a cheaper more intimate alternative to Nobu and Zuma but Nobu still stands out as the tops to me, having inspired all the other restaurants to take a copy out of Chef Nobu's cookbooks. Okku is much smaller than Zuma and Nobu so its nice to dine in an intimate setting, a little dark with black walls and a black sushi counter. Altho I enjoyed the dishes i ordered I could not help to think that the menu was a copy of Nobu. It lacks originality and even though it is executed fairly well, the only difference i saw was that of the portions and quality of some of the ingredients. It will do well as a cheaper more intimate alternative to Nobu and Zuma but Nobu still stands out as the tops to me, having inspired all the other restaurants to take a copy out of Chef Nobu’s cookbooks.

]]> http://www.chowdubai.com/japanese/okku#comment-23 Wafic Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:17:24 +0000 http://www.chowdubai.com/?p=2096#comment-23 The waitstaff is efficient, polite and knowledgeable, which is extremely rare in Dubai. The food is outstanding, far better than Zuma or Nobu, great place all in all. The waitstaff is efficient, polite and knowledgeable, which is extremely rare in Dubai.
The food is outstanding, far better than Zuma or Nobu, great place all in all.

]]> http://www.chowdubai.com/japanese/okku#comment-20 jessica Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:54:27 +0000 http://www.chowdubai.com/?p=2096#comment-20 I've been to okku a few times now. it has a great party vibe and, while the food is not quite on the same level as Zuma, the atmosphere is much better. Zuma often gets overcrowded and has too much of the "drinks-after-work", whereas Okku is a younger crowd that are less likely to be bankers or lawyers and more likely to be in marketing or media. If it was the same price as Zuma I'd probably give it a 4-star rating, but as its a little cheaper I'll go for a 5! I’ve been to okku a few times now. it has a great party vibe and, while the food is not quite on the same level as Zuma, the atmosphere is much better. Zuma often gets overcrowded and has too much of the “drinks-after-work”, whereas Okku is a younger crowd that are less likely to be bankers or lawyers and more likely to be in marketing or media. If it was the same price as Zuma I’d probably give it a 4-star rating, but as its a little cheaper I’ll go for a 5!

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