"When you want to impress a date or client but still want to come off as casually cool, take them to Eight Sushi Lounge. This space is charming without even trying hard. The chic wooden installations hanging from the ceiling inside and the dim lighting from hanging glass orbs set a comfortable mood without being pretentious. Our favorite from their “This Is How We Roll” sushi menu is the Casanova roll with crab salad, shrimp tempura, and seared scallops topped with serrano pepper to give it a nice kick. For a mixtape of all the popular hits, go with the Hashtag roll (tuna, shrimp, and salmon) instead. Eight Sushi is serious on flavor but keeps things playful with fun menu headers like “Bucket List” and “Mind Boggling.” How annoyingly cool of them." - nina reeder, juli horsford
