"Mai is small, quiet enough to hear all about your friend’s latest escapades, and the food is a fun blur of creative small plates you can pop into your mouth between sentences. The menu is a mix of sushi and Japanese pintxos. If you all have different tastes, order the Mai premium box, a couple of rolls, and chicken kushikatsu. The box is an assortment of appetizers, pintxos, and sushi—nine bites in total that’s big enough to share with your chess club. The sashimi are pawns and the uni pintxo is queen." - mariana trabanino, ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo