The last day of the convention, we broke late for lunch. Everyone seemed beat and few people even wanted to venture out in search of food. I, however, needed to get away for a bit and ventured out alone. Somehow, sushi was on my mind.
I walked up Pine Avenue and came to a kind of hip, cool-looking sushi joint called Wasabi. On the outside of the building, they were advertising sushi, Teppan Yaki Tables, and karaoke. WOW, this place had it ALL going on!
This was slightly after the lunch rush and things seemed to be winding down. The main floor is a large, open room with a sushi bar on one side and drink bar crossing the front. A motorcycle hung from the ceiling. The hostess sat me at what seemed like a strange table; it was off the main floor and alone in a tiny alcove in the back. Was my breath really that bad?
So there I was, sitting in the hinterlands. The restaurant had two wait people on duty and neither wanted to venture out to the back 40 to take my lunch order. I was so lost in the bushes, I couldn't even be seen to flag them down. I got up and went back to the hostess and asked her to send a waiter.
Once my waiter showed up, everything went uphill. I still wonder why, in a nearly empty restaurant, I was given the most remote and undesirable table in the place?
The waiter was extremely apologetic. From that point forward, he went out of his way to make sure I had his full attention.
I ordered some tuna and salmon and a roll he had recommended. The sushi and sashimi were very fresh.
I picked up a flyer on the table and saw that this was one happening place. They had specials, happy hours, and karaoke nights. This place seemed popular and fun, just not at 2pm in the afternoon on a weekday. The one special that caught my eye was a daily Happy Hour special only at the sushi bar. It ran daily from 4pm to 6pm and was all the sushi you could stuff in yourself for just $17.50. I am sure I could have made them lose some money on me if only I was here one more day to partake. It seemed like a great price for a whole lot of sushi!
When leaving, I looked at all the pictures of fun nights at Wasabi. It looked like this place rocks in the evening. It also looked like it had a young crowd and was lively.
My experience was good, once my waiter found me. However, it was very quiet and calm; my guess is that this is an evening spot and things really pick up around dinner time. I still want to come back for the all-you-can-eat sushi Happy Hour!