Where To Have A Date When It’s A Really, Really Big Deal
"A sushi bar accessed through the dish room of a totally different restaurant in an Encino strip mall definitely seems gimmicky. But gimmicks are part of the game at Sushi Bar, and we don’t have any problem with them when they result in a meal this fun. You sit down in an intimate bar where your name is marked on a tiny chalkboard, and the bartender (who serves as the master of ceremonies) introduces the chefs and each course. It feels like you’re at a magic show where you get to eat fantastic, hard-to-find seafood like firefly shrimp, jellyfish, and jumbo clam. Taking the escalator back down to your car, you two won’t be thinking about any of the gimmicks, just about how good that fish was." - brett keating
