Top sushi restaurants

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Not long ago, I faced a great challenge: How could I open my mouth wide enough to fit in a maki roll so big, so intimidating that it threatened to eat me first? I was on a quest to find Long Island's best sushi, and this surely wasn't it. Nor was the dull, icy-raw sashimi that accompanied it.

But my search for sushi excellence did have its rewards. Given all the overwrought careless stuff out there, greatness isn't hard to recognize. It announces itself at the first voluptuous bite. So here, in alphabetical order, are my picks for the top sushi restaurants on Long Island.

--Compiled by Joan Reminick

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Aji 53 $ | Japanese, Restaurant, Sushi 53 E. Main St. Bay Shore Friday night and Aji 53 is pulsating. Waitresses scurry past bearing artfully composed platters of ...
Critic rating 2.5

Arata Sushi $$$ | Sushi 18 Cold Spring Rd. Syosset You can come here for the familiar tempura and the teriyaki. But it's the creative ...
Critic rating 2

Blue Fish $$$ | Asian, Japanese, Restaurant 828 S. Oyster Bay Rd. Hicksville This sparkling restaurant is at ease with the raw and the cooked. Try the excellent ...
User rating 3

Cirella's at Saks Fifth Avenue $ | Japanese, Restaurant, American, Asian, Sushi 230 Walt Whitman Rd. Huntington Station Department store cafe (open for lunch only), serving ultra-fresh and beautifully cut sushi, plus burgers, ...
Critic rating 2.5

Domo Sushi of East Setauket Sushi 180 Rte. 25A East Setauket Urbanity informs both the colorful decor and nontraditional Japanese menu here. ...
Critic rating 3

Ginza $$$ | Japanese, Sushi 45 Carmans Rd. Massapequa The Japanese restaurant's prices for main dishes generally are in the $11 to $30 range, ...
Critic rating 2.5

Kashi $$$ | Japanese, Sushi 12 Elm St. Huntington This splashy spot shows off vivid decor, all geometric, hard-surfaced and illuminated. A disco ball, ...
User rating 3

Kotobuki Sushi, Asian, Japanese 86 Deer Park Ave. Babylon Sushi restaurant, part of a mega-successful chainlet that includes locations in Hauppague and Roslyn. Super-fresh ...
Critic rating 1

Kotobuki $$ | Japanese, Asian, Restaurant, Sushi 377 Nesconset Hwy. Hauppauge At the flagship restaurant of this mega-successful chainlet, sushi chef Kenny Muraki consistently turns out ...
User rating 4

Kotobuki Sushi, Asian, Japanese 1530 Old Northern Blvd. Roslyn Sushi restaurant, part of a mega-successful chainlet that includes locations in Hauppague and Babylon. Super-fresh ...