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Neighborhood: CastroMon-Sun. 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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For fussier (and most expensive) sushi, go to the Avenues. But for the perfect date sushi, in a cozy quirky space and a slightly off-the-beaten-path location, nothing beats Amasia. It's the closest thing SF has to a friendly, hip neighborhood restaurant in Harajuku.
Some tips:
- Go midweek and just before the dinner peak for odd adentures, including origami games (for free sake!) and live music by one of the owners (even if she's not playing, if things are a little slow, you can ask)
- Bring your own chopsticks.
- Always order off the specials menu. It can be hit-and-miss, but we've had the most sublime Japanese dishes this side of the Pacific off their specials list.
- Order sake, and try different kinds.
- Ask questions. All the servers here are helpful and fantastic.
- Say "Oy-shi-ka-ta!" to the sushi chefs as you leave.
wow. I think I'd give 4.5 stars if I could. a really great first experience here tonite. thanks for the tip, AB. thanks to my BFF's for treating me!
first, let me dispel a couple of myths (or rather update y'all with the truth) about their special offers:
1 week a month (a surprise) they offer 10% off your bill if you pay with cash. the week varies and they don't advertise it. just carry cash & be pleasantly surprised.
yes, you will get a free order of edamame if you bring your own chopsticks. I did, (thanks, NW) but rest easy, the ones they supply are not adding to the clear-cutting devastation in China. they wash & reuse.
the bowl for edamame shells was handmade origami. nice!
pride. a japanese-owned restaurant is always superior. the service, quality of the food, portions, helpful suggestions...all noted and appreciated here. I will most definitely return.
$. how do they do it? must be sheer volume. we ordered:
a sashimi combo plate (comes w/rice & miso)
hotate nigiri (sweet, melty goodness)
albacore nigiri (perfect flavor)
seaweed salad (omg - huge portion. 3x more than most places)
miso soup (not too salty)
spider roll (the Shah loved it)
spicy hamachi roll (gleek)
large asahi (cold. chilled glass, too)
2 special sake (@ 1/2 off - from $14 to $7 each)
our total? $69, dude!
we even found parking right across the street.
perhaps little fairies were with us tonite.
I'd love to see a hamachi tempura roll added to the menu.
This place is the real deal. There is no mistake that all of the workers are Japanese. Go there and you'll see what I mean - everything from bowing, every single staff member greeting you, etc.
It's a good price for the quality you get. I spent about $17.25 for just myself, but that included a beer. Otherwise, all I had was miso soup, a side of rice, and 12 pieces of sushi. Service is attentive and timely, everyone is really friendly. I also thought the origami paper at the sushi bar was a nice touch - they have little boxes with papers and origami instruction sheets.
I have guests visiting from Russia next month who happen to like a good sushi, so I think I'll be taking them here.
Fabulous and cozy little neighborhood sushi place. They have good happy hour drink specials, but unfortunately I'm not a big sake fan. That's okay -- they have plenty of vegetarian rolls!
This is the best, unknown sushi spot in SF - period! Cheap saki specials, great menu and origami to play and create on the tables!
I've walked by Amasia multiple times before, but hadn't tried it until this evening. I am a huge fan. Amasia is not a place to drive by dine. If you are in the mood for food fast, this might not be the place for you. I definitely don't mind taking my time and having a leisurely dinner, so this was a plus in my mind. Staff was friendly, accommodating and helpful with recommendations. I thought the fish was fresh and enjoyed the 50% off sake special. Amasia has a warm neighborhood feel to it and I enjoyed the colorful atmosphere tremendously. Dinner for two ran us around 45 dollars which I thought was reasonable for a good deal of sushi/sashimi as well as sake and two appetizers. I look forward to dining here again soon!
I have been coming here off and on for 16-17 years and have always had really good meals here. I miss Betty, who would remember you even if you hadn't been in for a year! I always take my out-of-town guests here as it is a short walk from my house and they have a Happy Hour/Early Bird specials when they open at 5:30. My friend and I got there right at opening and sat in the back next to the open window, it being one of those rare, hot San Francisco days.
We prdered the sashimi combo, a seaweed salad and spicy hamachi along with tea. Very fresh seafood. It cost under $30 for both of us!
I love this place on cold, blustery nights when there's a crowd..great harbor from the storm.
Hideji is an excellent sushi chef and his wife Shoko is a delightful hostess. If you are fortunate, you can get to hear Shoko play koto! This is not simply a waitress trying to be nice and play music for you but Shoko is a world renowned virtuoso musician who has intensely studied her instrument since age 3!
The seaweed salad is exceptional as are the various veggie rolls. Hideji pickles many of his own vegetables such as nukamisozuke style! This is the real deal, not simply another sushi place with no identity. A true neighborhood place!
My second favorite sushi restaurant in the castro after Eiji sushi - although you have to consider the fact that Amasia is a lot cheaper than Eiji, so I'd say it is my favorite cheap sushi in the castro.
I've been going to this place for years, and I must say they have really stepped up their game in terms of fish quality - it used not to be that good. Now it is really good value for $$$
Mmmmmm walu nigiri.
The specials here are really delicious, sake is pretty cheap, and its FAR better than that other place on Haight which i will never return to as i can walk an extra 2 blocks for WAY better sushi now.
Once again I'll ring the ding dong bell. This sushi joint has been living around the corner from me for going on 5 years now and I've only eaten here one other time....extremely intoxicated.
One night a long long time ago I had a date. The date and I had many beers and decided to eat sushi. We arrived at said local spot and were greeted by a sake special and some slow service. In the end, having consumed gallon after gallon of sake while waiting for food, I had no idea what I ate.
Enter a BBQ last weekend, meet a friendly couple who glowingly reviews the spot. I ended up here on Tuesday night after a power walk and was pleasantly surprised! There were few people in the restaurant as we entered but it quickly heated up.
Note to self, two women do not need seaweed salad (huge!), shrimp gyoza (yum, also huge), 4 nigiris, tuna collar and a roll. Although, I must admit that we ate it all. Their uni was fresh and crazy good as was the butterfish nigiri (yelp suggestion). We also enjoyed the fresh and always scrummy dragon roll. I have to say the tuna collar was some of the BEST I've had in the City. YUMMY, so tender and flaky it was orgasmic.
The bill was a little steep at $45/person but we handled it just fine, we were, after all, on a sushi mission. We finished up our evening with the chocolate fondont and glass of red wine at L'Ardoise across the street, fabu!
A hidden gem without a doubt- This was a first time dine for both my buddy and I and we absolutely loved it. It's a bit of a whole in the wall, but the theme is charming and I love that they have little diagrams on how to make origami at your table, and you can even put your finished project up on the ledge with everyone else's cool little designs.
The Walu was something I don't see very often at many other sushi restaurants. I heard good things about it and it did indeed live up to the expectations. Like buttah'! All the nigiri was very fresh, and melted in your mouth the way good sushi should. Also a great selection of interesting rolls ,and most importantly, there were some very well "recession priced" Sake specials. I believe they had a 50% off selected Sakes the evening we were there.
Very pleased, and highly recommend this place for all Sushi Lovers that want a cozy dining experience with a friendly / attentive staff.
i did takeout last night. The caterpillar roll was delicious and cute with two squids for eyes - nice touch.
BUT the miso soup I ordered didn't even fill a teeny tiny bowl up halfway. Did I get jipped?
I will go back and double check on the miso thing.
Service for take out was excellent and the place is local + cute. I really want to try all the sake out sometime.
Went here for valentine's dinner.
It's a very cute restaurant and I really enjoyed the origami at the tables.
They were offering half price on all premium sake but the kind we ordered was pretty gross but I drank it anyways since thats how I roll. I then proceeded to split an Asahi with my boyfriend to wash away the nasty sake.
The fish was fresh and I was very appreciative of that. The catepillar roll and the spider roll were both good but the rest of the sushi was pretty forgettable.
The service was pretty slow and we had to flag down the waiters to help us, which is always a bummer. I've definitely had worse service though, and the people were friendly when they did decide to come around.
Give it a try if you're in the neighborhood but I can't say it's a must-try.
This place has amazing Sashimi. delicious thick meaty pieces of Hamachi left me smiling into the night. Their rolls were pretty amazing, too. One of the special rolls we indulged in had avocado rolled on the inside, butterfish layered on top with a special garlic sauce to top it off. I recently have been more into the sashimi/hamachi type of fare, but this roll was pretty darn good. I admitially called this restaurant "my new favorite sushi place" not only because of the quality of the food, but because of the street it sits on as well. (I Heart Noe)
I especially liked the little box with origami & cat's cradle instructions. I was too much involved with my feast to really enjoy the fun, though. Next time, or maybe on a Wednesday night (when they have lessons!)...I can come and enjoy that part a little more!
I wanted to take my sister out to a nice sushi restaurant as a thank you for several favors she had done for me recently. When choosing sushi restaurants though, she said she would rather find a cheaper but good sushi restaurant that she could start frequenting instead of going to a new fancy shmancy top of the line sushi restaurant. Amasia Hide delivered just that. The sushi snob in me would not recommend Amasia Hide if you are looking for the highest quality fish and the largest selection of interesting varieties. However, if you want decent sushi at an affordable price, Amasia's fish was still fresh, and the quality was much higher than other sushi restaurants with similar prices.
The three of us ordered:
- 2 orders hamachi (yellowtail) nigiri
- 2 orders Hawaiian butterfish nigiri
- 2 orders saba (mackerel) nigiri
- 1 order amaebi (sweet shrimp)
- 1 hamachi negi roll (hamachi and scallion)
- 1 Philadelphia roll (salmon and cream cheese)
- 1 hamachi kama (broiled yellowtail collar)
- 1 hamachi don (hamachi rice bowl)
- 1 chirashi don (assorted sashimi rice bowl)
Total: $79 before tip. Wow! My favorites were the butterfish and the saba, but I was underwhelmed by the hamachi.
I also liked the little details that this sushi restaurant offers:
- Free edamame if you bring your own chopsticks!
- Origami paper, origami instructions, and cat's cradle offered at each table
- 5% off if you pay cash
- 50% off sake specials
- Japanese-owned
Overall, it was enjoyable. Worth coming back for a satisfying sushi fix if you don't feel like splurging on the highest quality good stuff! In other words, if you were to qualify sushi into my friend Chris L.'s 3 categories: Budget, Better, or Baller... Amasia Hide would fall into "Better!" Amasia is 3.5 to 4 stars, but worth rounding up. Pictures uploaded.
I love sushi! And make a point to order the daily specials or if I know the sushi chef well, omakase (sp?) - meaning chef's choice. I went here a couple of nights ago a) because I was craving sushi for days b) it's down the block from where I live and c) they have great sushi at decent prices.
Lucky me, there was Walu on special...a fish from Hawaii that sometimes is compared to butterfish. I ordered 2 orders of Walu nigiri and a bunch of rolls with a friend. As soon as I took my first bite of the Walu nigiri, I felt that if I died right there it would be ok. Not only was it buttery but it was smokey and just so freakin good!
So, if you're reading this and can go in the next few days or so, maybe even you can experience the Walu.
I would have given them 5 stars but service is so-so. I am still a big fan.
And if you walk by during the day, you might hear Satoko (I think that's her name) playing koto. She won't tell you but she's one of the bay area's best koto players and known in the experimental music world as a fabulous musician. But she is!
Amasia is a diamond in the rough. Owned by Japanese folks so you know its authentic (a hint from my friend Aaron Pirata).
If you love eating raw fish, this is the place to go. The specials are great, the presentations are beautiful, and the fish is so fresh it melts in your mouth (Now that's what I'm talking about!). The staff are extremely nice and helpful when trying new things.
I think my friend and I just ordered all the specials and sake and it made for a very fun, eventful night (tummy approved! groowl.).
I went here last night for dinner, and the food was amazing. I was so happy to find that so many options for sushi had mango in it, cause I love mixing fruit with sushi. Sake was half off. It was a smallish restaurant with cute decorations.
p.s. how cute were those oragami bowls?!
I ordered a 5 piece sake (salmon) sashimi. The fish arrived with the edges a deep brown-orange color. I took a nibble just to be sure, and it tasted extremely fishy.
When I sent it back, the waitress spoke with the sushi chef and returned to our table. She informed me that the chef said the fish was fresh. Brown? Fishy? Right.
Freshness in sushi is pinnacle. Trying to pass off old sake fish as fresh is in extreme poor taste.
The rolls I also ordered were mediocre. The avocado was not ripe.
I won't be back.
You know, I really want to like this place. It's close to home, kind of cute inside, etc. I suggested it as a dinner location for a group of about five friends despite the fact that I'd never been- the strong Yelp reviews were enough for me.
We were seated right away. Everything looked great. About twenty minutes after we were seated we got to order drinks- not a great sign but I was still optimistic. And then things started to go downhill. About twenty minutes after that we managed to place our order.
It took an hour, I kid you not, an hour for our food to get to the table. The place is tiny- there can't be more than eight tables- so it blows my mind that it could take that long for a sushi chef to roll up some fish and rice for us. It took so long for our food to come that we resorted to alcohol as a band-aid and by the time our food hit the table we were all well past sober.
I wish I could give Amasia more than one star because our waitress was apologetic and, when we finally got it, our sushi was decent. But, in my opinion, a three hour sushi dinner is ridiculous.
This is definitely a hidden gem of the neighborhood. It blnends right into it's residential surroundings.
I instantly liked this place because of the menu alone. It goes well beyond the standard spicy tuna roll. I was tempted to get the steamed monkfish livers just because. Maybe next time.
Anyway, the food is delicious. They give you origami materials while you wait for your food. $1 saki if it's raining. Free edamame if you bring your own non-disposable chopsticks. A woman who works there played the koto (large stringed instrument).
It's a wonderful uncrowded restaurant with delicious food and great variety.
The sushi is some of the best I've ever tasted! The sake is so yummy, it's hard to drink only the tea (also worth it!). I always bring guests to the city to this place! Whether they like sushi or not. There's a lot of veggie options on the menu. This is a mellow place off the main streets, so there's never a big crowd of folks making loud noise. Tables are close enough together that you don't mind sharing conversations with your neighbor, but it's intimate too. It's definitely good for a date! My boyfriend and I go here a lot, we call it "our place" now.
I live on Noe Street just 1 block away from Amasia Sushi. I have been there countless times and have been satisfied, but on my last visit I found it less than average in quality and service. We never got the water we asked for and the male waiter didn't seem to know the menu because I had to repeat my order and point at the items I wanted.
On "special" was Hamachi Kama. We ordered it along with an Ume-Q Roll, a Chirashi Donburi and a couple of 1/2 priced sakes. I really should have had the donburi. The Hamachi Kama was undercooked (it should be cooked all the way through) so I returned it and it came back well done, but with more of a fishy flavor than it had the first time. I've definitely had better. My dinner partner and I both agreed that it was probably frozen and not fresh.
Prices here are higher than some sushi bars, and I'm not totally convinced that everything is super fresh. It's ok for a quick sushi fix in the neighborhood.
We love Amasia mostly for the fact that is just around the corner from us...who doesn't want their very own sushi joint (you will be missed, no-name)? Amasia is good sushi at decent prices, a cute ambiance (gotta love the oragami papers and instructions at each table), and has a sweet wait-staff.
The cons are sllllllooooooowwww service (as in, 10 minutes to take your order) and...hmmm, I thought there were more but I guess thats is it.
The spicy tuna hand rolls are freakin' amazing, and do not pass on the dollar apricot mango sorbet on a cone!
mmm!!!
This is my favorite sushi. I have been here many times and it has always been fresh. It is not without its quirks though...
One waitress takes the drink and appetizer order and the other takes the food order. This can be slow and sometimes confusing so please be patent.
The special sake in the special cup are so tasty and it's neat to watch people try to drink their overflowing cup. You have to slurp which is really a fun ice breaker on a first date.
If you bring your own pair of chopsticks you get free edamame! I still cannot remember this and have bought the edamame many times. It comes with a neat oragami trash box!
Anyway, it's small, it's quirky, the service is friendly although sometimes slow. It's worth the wait and the walk and is my favorite sushi place ever.
I've walked past Amasia countless times, but found the sushi a little wanting. My friends and I sat at our table for 20+ minutes waiting to order, but apparently the waitress was too busy to take our requests. The other waiter wasn't allowed to take our actual order, as he was only allowed to take drink orders. Um, okay?
Fortunately, they have origami paper and string to play cat's cradle at every table. Very clever, Amasia.
With so many sushi restaurants in the city, it's rare that I get to say I had a unique experience. And further, that it would appeal to many types of Japanese food-lovers.
For the serious:
- Fresh fish, well cut (not huge slices), good rolls (creative & standard)
- Nice presentation, served in order of sake, miso, sake, sashimi, sake, rolls, sake, warm fish, sake (ok, ok, the sake interjections are my own preference, & probably aren't part of a typical meal)
- Excellent specials menu
For the nervous:
- Decent selection of cooked fish, noodles, rice dishes, vegetarian rolls etc.
- Unpretentious environment & staff, not likely to turn their noses up at dropped pieces, holding the chopsticks wrong, or dipping things in sauces that aren't meant for said "thing"
For the conversationally challenged:
- Tables have origami supplies (w/ instructions) & cat's cradle
- Quiet restaurant even when crowded, so when you do finally hazard a conversation starter, at least you'll be heard
For the glutton:
- Wide variety of various Japanese cuisine
- Cheap to average prices, so you can order a lot and not break the bank (recent friend's birthday dinner for 2 - we stuffed ourselves, drank plenty of sake & added desserts, total: $75 before tip)
For the family:
- Lots to look at on the walls
- Aforementioned craft activities provided
- Tile (read: easily cleaned) floors
For the weird:
- Some sake comes poured at your table into square cups - purposely poured to overflow onto the saucer below
- You can leave your origami artwork on the shelves - my most recent favorite is a mini-fan - so silly next to the fancy frogs, hippos, calculators etc
It's one of the most charming neighborhood restaurants and it's on one of my favorite streets in San Francisco (community gardening project in full effect). You know, you really ought to try it.
Food is great - items off of today's specials are all great. Very good sake selection and sushi's are creative, fresh, and tasty.
Only downside is that the place is under-staffed so service can be slow....
bring your own chopsticks, get free edamame. before they take your order they come by with a large dry-erase board listing their specials: always half-off a couple of sake's and a few sushi specials. this is a really cute, corner restaurant. their walls are aligned with origami and every table has a few copies of some origami or, even, cat's cradle instructions. best- when it rains 1 dollar small sake.
try their hearty & fresh sashimi, their hide scallion roles. i love that i live in their neighborhood.
There are always good specials (Butterfish Nigiri, yum!!) and at least one sake is always on sale. The fish is super fresh and you wont break the bank. Best of all, they have enough offering to keep your vegetarian friends happy. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the neighborhood and get a jones for ama ebi.
I can't believe I completely forgot this place was here. I walked by it for years and never tried it. We had some oysters at Waterbar for happy hour but as the bartender put it, "salmon isn't sustainably fished" so they didn't have any salmon. Well I knew exactly where we could find some salmon: A sushi restaurant! The salmon was interesting. It was kind of brown on one side and a little chewy. I don't know if it was somehow smoked, although it didn't taste smoked, or cured but at least it didn't make me sick. Not yet anyway. We tried some walu nigiri and that was quite interesting. Never had that before. It was a little spicy. The roommate said it tasted like steak. I asked the waitress if it was cooked and she said slightly cooked. I ordered a spicy scallop nigiri and a spicy scallop roll because the two are not exactly the same. I would go with the nigiri over the roll. The caterpillar roll looked interesting also so we got that too. It has a burdock root sticking all the way through it. I don't think you're supposed to eat it because it's really crunchy and chewy but it looks good. It's basically a California roll that's supposed to look like a caterpillar. Pretty good but for $11.95 I'll just have a California roll next time. Service is a little slow but worth it. I'd come back again.
Never before have I walked into a neighborhood sushi bar, to be greeted by the lilting sounds of a Koto player. Nice. She doesn't play all the time, so if you get to experience it, consider yourself lucky!
The sushi was good. My son loved the Caterpillar roll! I had their spicy tuna roll and it was delish. That with a beer and a sake along side my food made for a nice and casual dinner.
Dining with kids? Never fear. This is definitely the kind of place that can accommodate a child or two, BEFORE the big dinner rush hour. (in by 5:30 out before the rush) We we not the only family dining with kids.
Enjoy!
Here we have a nice little sushi bar amidst a cute tree-lined street in SF. It definitely has that urban neighborhood feel to it.
- substantial sake selection
- mediocre sushi, nothing special. We ordered spicy tuna rolls that weren't particularly spicy. Fish was a little tough - not so fresh.
- decent but not fantastic service
- fun origami at each table - good for first dates
There are so many good sushi places in the Bay Area & this one doesn't really stand out as anything extraordinary.
Is there anything like hearing the owner-chef berate his staff in front of his clientele for something immaterial? Granted few of the clientele could understand him, but it was one of the most classless things I've experienced by a restaurant worker in quite some time.
The way my dining companion put it to me makes great sense: making food is passion, and if you are a miserable person there's not going to be much love for your creations.
This place loses points for:
#1 being a sushi bar, but having the waitress take our order rather than dealing directly with the chef (the place was almost empty).
#2 the rudeness from the chef to his employees and then to us (he apologized later)
#3 the miniscule selection of fish on a Friday evening
Two stars for having a decent sake selection (12 types) and offering one of the selections at 50% off.
But after such a bad experience, I doubt I'll go back, especially when there are far better restaurants with better quality, selection, and service and emotionally stable chefs.
On my first visit, we sat at the sushi bar and enjoyed a very fresh sashimi combo B, cooked yellowtail, as well as a special sushi roll with some seared whitefish and unique combination of flavors. The Sashimi combo came with some extremely fresh mackerel that just melted in my mouth, and we enjoyed their sake as well (discounted as the other reviewers mentioned). Agree with other reviewers that the service was pretty bad. They totally forgot our miso soups and we had to remind them several times. And come to think of it, I don't think the salad that was supposed to come with the combo ever arrived. Possibly we were spared some of the worst by sitting at the bar, where it's hard to ignore the customers.
But I forgive them. The atmosphere was very comfortable, and the food very tasty.
On the second visit, I was by myself.... they strongly warned me about the $15 minimum for sitting at the sushi bar but I sat there anyway... it was a Monday night. I asked for recommendations on what to order but the sushi chef was unwilling to commit to anything, said there had been unsatisfied customers in the past. They are also stubborn about being unwilling to substitute anything for their sushi combinations. But one of the special sushi rolls I ordered was very tasty. So I'll be back.
I came up with a theory.
Authentic doesn't mean for every one.
And, it is all-right for you to dislike it.
Maybe because too authentic sometimes.
I do understand it.
It'll take for while to understand to get used to it.
I don't dislike American things in general but I dislike MacDonalds.
I dislike Tom Cruse.
This place has great authentic Japanese flavor.
The Sishi Chef is First class.
But, too small for me even it has dimple.
I do like and expect a Nigiri has nice big sliced meat over Shari.
( of course exept Ika and Tako )
I just don't appreciate that person who always say " Oh! it's too big! "
I always say, " You fxxxin' shut-up! "
Again,
There is No double bites and double dipping when you eat Nigiri.
That's turned-off.
Anyway,
This place,
Sushi chef knows how to slice.
This makes big different.
not a chopping-cut.
His Neta is over sized shari.
I appreciate that very much.
but still,
Nigiri was too small.
Cozy and welcoming is this wonderful little neighborhood sushi joint.
The minute you walk into the corner spot, everyone greets you with a smile that sets the tone for a nice meal.
Seaweed and cucumber salad is good, hijiki salad is good, miso is good. The sushi is extremely fresh, and the sashimi cuts are generous and include both miso and rice. The prices are reasonable for the high quality fish.
I actually went here based on some yelp reviews, and it's fast become my happy neighborhood sushi experience.
Arigato people!
My boyfriend and I frequent this great little sushi place. We always start with the seaweed salad, which is the best we've ever had! I seriously get cravings for this stuff. It comes out on a huge plate with great additions of cabbage in the middle and other types of seaweed. Would definitely recommend it if you're a fan of the original. We ordered our usual spicy tuna, and salmon with mango roll. They were both delicious and very fresh tasting. The vegetarian rolls were also very good. This is definitely one of my favorite sushi places in the city. I know there are a lot out there, but it's tough to want to go anywhere else. If you haven't been there, you must go! Bring your own non-disposable chop sticks and you'll get a free appetizer. They also have sake specials throughout the week.
Pros: awesome fresh sushi, great value, fun atmosphere
One... you get a plate and a box
Two...you pour your drink in that box
Three...you put your lips to the box
And that's the way you do it...
hahahah. I've been wanting to do that all day..sigh. no jokes, though, this place is pretty chill. i was there last night with 1231 after getting my new 19th century hair cut (review to follow).
Amasia always has two sake choices at half off. You can get a box of sake for 6 or 7 bucks; its a good amount of sake. Their sushi is decent as well, and the seaweed salad is huge!
Last time I ate here there was an old lady playing an even older instrument. That was cool. Cat's cradle and origami paper at every table is also cool; twice as cool if you know how to work both things. As Ag pointed out, this place has a great mix of old meets new, cheap meets not-so-cheap. I dig how colorful everything is. Also, I like their shirts, though Ag disagrees. She is unaware of my desire to bring baggy, fluorescent pink t-shirts back into style.
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