"From the moment you step inside Ninja Akasaka and into the feudal Edo period, the action never stops at this high-drama dinner-and-a-show. Guide your children to a nondescript black door, where a costumed ninja will stealthily lead you over a drawbridge and through a dimly lit labyrinth of secret passages. Once the staff escort you to your private “hideout,” or table, the theatrics continue between each of the many courses. Sure, it’s on the gimmicky side, but the quality is high enough to keep cynical older siblings from rolling their eyes. Concept restaurants live or die by the staff’s level of enthusiasm, and the over-the-top performances here are what sell the whole experience. The ninjas never break character as they drop from the ceiling or swing by between courses to perform magic tricks and acrobatic feats. Everyone here is in on the joke, but they commit in a way that will have kids bursting into applause." - Diana Hubbell
