Miyake

Watch out for Miyake on Saturdays!

I thought Miyake was a normal place for normal sushi, boy was I completely wrong! On Saturday, I met with friends to celebrate someone's birthday. While STANDING IN LINE outside we look in to see.. flashing lights like a club scene.

After waiting in line to get in, our table is finally ready and the security guy at the front checks our id and stamps our hand. Inside, the restaurant is blasting music with strobe lights.. but there is no dance floor.

The night continues with the club-like atmosphere with people dressed in club wear doing sake bombs. The lights would dim and you would hear the waiter and customers shouting SAKE BOMB SAKE BOMB!

On the plus side, if you tell them that it's your birthday, the'll give you a complementary sake where you must stand on your chair and take sake shots. OH and you get a souvenir photo in a paper frame (and who said Polaroids were outdated)!

The place is great for pre-clubbing drinking, but it's NOT a place to expect good sushi or good conversation. You won't be able to hear each other through the loud music and sake bomb chants.

Don't forget to make reservations on Saturday! You don't want to be left standing in LINE for sushi! I left the restaurant around 9:30pm and there was a line for Miyake that went down to the next building! A line! Like a club! a cheap cheap club with no cover charge.