this place is between greenlake and wallingford, in that little business strip in the middle of the neighborhood at 55th and meridian. It's across the street from the Tangletown, down the street from the Luau.

it's what I'd call a "foo-foo" or "creative" sushi place. They move away from traditional sushi perhaps even more than Mashiko. Particularly with the appetizers. They have a european style calamari dish, a shrimp coctail that had a decidedly SE Asian flavor set, and a mushroom salad. all of which were damn good.

The fish was excellent. The first time I was there, they had the best albacore sashimi I've ever had, and I'm a big fan of skipjack/bonito. The chef's special appetizer has often been bonito.

It's a busy place, I still haven't gotten a seat at the bar. I did do omakase at the table. that's not as good, but it was pretty darn good. It was a little disappointing that they stuck to menu items. The folks at mashiko like to go off-menu for omakase.

It's a casual atmosphere. They've got a nice back room for large parties. Weird hours-- they're closed tuesdays and thursdays but open on mondays.

For me, this is the sort of place to go when it's monday, or I don't feel like driving to west seattle. Or I want to hit Luau for drinks before and/or after.