"The longest-running Japanese restaurant in Seattle has a quiet dining room, but the real party happens in the back. For the best experience, get a group together and book one of their private tatami rooms—available via text up to two weeks in advance. After you kick your shoes off and get the sake flowing, everything else fades away. It’s just you and some people you hopefully like in a closed-off oasis, occasionally interrupted by a server dropping off excellent nigiri, tempura, and noodles. (We'll allow it.)" - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente