This is a great restaurant, upscale in decor and cuisine, but not excessively expensive. Everything is elegantly served, in a white-table-cloth admosphere.Good wine selection. Outdoor japanese style... More

This is a great restaurant, upscale in decor and cuisine, but not excessively expensive. Everything is elegantly served, in a white-table-cloth admosphere.Good wine selection. Outdoor japanese style garden seating. Great service. Highly recommend!
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Riviera Sushi and Grill is sort of like a tradition Russian restaurant like the kind that you'd usually find on Brighton Beach - there's only one different: this one is also Japanese. What exactly... More

Riviera Sushi and Grill is sort of like a tradition Russian restaurant like the kind that you'd usually find on Brighton Beach - there's only one different: this one is also Japanese. What exactly does that mean? I'm not sure, except to say that there's a sushi bar and the sushi is pretty good (the fish is, the sushi is a little messier than you'd find at, say, Nobu). But the food is served in tradition Russian style with lots and lots of courses and the platters are displayed on pedestals in the center and everyone around the table is served more and more and more. The food was good - not amazing - but the experience was very enjoyable. Russian VH1 music videos were blasting on the speakers and TVs all around including in the bathroom (a TV to view by the toilet). Very interesting place.
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The restaurant is excellent. It is a little on the expensive side but once in awhile is fine. (Valentines Day, 2 people, about $200, but starting with soup and ending with dessert, and 2 glasses... More

The restaurant is excellent. It is a little on the expensive side but once in awhile is fine. (Valentines Day, 2 people, about $200, but starting with soup and ending with dessert, and 2 glasses of wine) Their sushi is excellent, but when ordering some rolls the pieces tend to be too big. I don't know about you, but I don't like to have to STUFF the sushi piece down my throat just so I can eat it at one time. Other things on the menu are tasty. Salads and main courses are also good. Now as to MY favorite part of the dinner: DESSERT!!! They have very good dessert. I would just go there for some coffee and sweets. And the good thing also is that every time it varies so you are not eating the same thing EVERY TIME. The waiters are nice but of course like any other restaurant, they may be rude. There is also a bar there so if you feel like having a drink (including wine), you can get it there. And for you smokers, they have tent type area where in the cold seasons it's heated and in the summer months you can sit there and smoke so you don't need to come outside. But you should definitely try it!!!
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