Sashimi | Sybaritica

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Ambience and Service

Wasabi is a very nicely appointed place that is split into two levels and divided into separate dining areas. In summer they operate patio service on the sidewalk and I have enjoyed sitting out there on previous visits.

On this occasion, I visited on a Tuesday night and there were only 15 or so patrons in the place at any one time so it had somewhat empty feeling. There was jazz music playing in the background, which I dislike at the best of times, but this was overly loud and quickly became irritating. I sat at a table near the sushi bar, not because it was a great table but because it was one of the few places where there was enough light to read and write.

The service, as always, was excellent and very attentive. I had three friendly, very competent (not to mention pretty) young women serving me. I am not sure why this was so but I certainly didn’t mind. A few dishes seemed to take a little longer to prepare than I would have expected given the emptiness of the place but not enough to complain about by any means. My only real disappointment was that the restaurant was completely out of any form of Belly Tuna. This happens from time to time, of course, but they didn’t have any on my last visit, nor on a recent visit by my wife. Read more