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Quote: After living in New York City for 5 years, I've had the opportunity to ferret out a few sweet spots to get some grub. I ain't rich, and I ain't cool, so if you're looking for the latest review of Aquavit, you've come to the wrong place.
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Yakitori Taisho Best of IgoUgo

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Yakitori-Taisho is owned and run by the Buddha-like Taisho, a squat, goateed man who occasionally makes an appearance behind the grill, if you're lucky. When he is, he's like the Shiva of chefs, with 16 arms going in every direction to flip skewers and grill rice balls, all while taking a sip of Coke. In fact, dining at Yakitori-Taisho is half about watching the people behind the inch-thick plexiglass shield that separates the bar seating from the "kitchen," which is little more than a 4x20 closet with a grill. The food--excellent. The restaurant specializes in barbacued skewers of beef, chicken, scallions, shrimp, and a host of other things good enough to eat off a stick. The grille...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on February 10, 2003

Yakitori Taisho
5 Saint Marks Place
New York, New York 10003
(212) 228-5086

Sandobe Best of IgoUgo

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This is the place to go for unfettered, fresh, cheap sushi. Sandobe's house rolls almost all incorporate avocado, are wrapped around a core of real crab meat (not imitation), and can be ordered in regular (full order) or special (half order) sizes. The Rich roll is a personal favorite--sweet pieces of eel wrapped around rice and crab.


Also recommended are the miso soup and the seaweed salad appetizer, which is doused in some kind of dressing that I still have not been able to identify.


It's not pretty inside, it's not trendy, and it's not hip. But the sushi is fantastic, and it's cheap compared to most other places I've been. Simple sushi, well done.

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on February 10, 2003

Sandobe
330 East 11th Street
New York, New York
(212) 780-0328

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