1225Raw Sushi & Leda’s Cocktail Lounge

"1225 Raw Sushi has one of the largest SIPS menus. They have several $7 cocktails to choose from—like the Raw Crush, which has vodka, triple sec, and Sprite—and 10 small plates, like pork belly bao buns and spicy tuna rolls. You can eat inside at the red neon-lit bar, but the back patio is where you want to be. There are massive umbrellas to give you some shade and lots of large tables where your friends can pass around fruit sake and complain about why it’s not Friday yet. " - candis mclean

"You wouldn’t be able to tell when you walk by, but 1225 Raw Sushi and Sake Lounge has a big patio out back with plenty of umbrellas and long tables. They even have a section of their menu called “Let’s Share,” so they fully encourage you to pass around as many plates of edamame, sumo fries topped with wasabi oil, and pork gyoza all night long. During Happy Hour, the enormous backyard is usually filled with lots of people sipping on cheap citywides, $6 wines, and biting into a few rolls of sushi." - candis mclean

"When you want endless sushi options from a menu as long as a CVS receipt, head to 1225 Raw Sushi and Sake Lounge. They even have a section called “Let’s Share,” so they fully encourage you to pass around plates of edamame, sumo fries topped with wasabi oil, and pork gyoza all night long. If it’s cold out, hang inside the dark restaurant, backlit with neon red and hanging Japanese lanterns. But if the weather’s good, their enormous outdoor space is filled with lots of people sipping on cheap citywides, $6 wines, and biting into dumplings." - Candis Mclean

"A lot of sushi restaurants are either super expensive or they have bright fluorescent lights and sticky laminated menus that curl up at the corners. Fortunately, 1225 Raw is in neither of these camps. It feels kind of like an upscale lounge (with a back patio that has lots of large tables), but is reasonably priced and still condones your one friend’s sake bomb habit. Win-win." - Jordan Price