After reading a few reviews on CitySearch, my girlfriend and I decided to take our dining experience into our own hands and try this interesting new sushi place, risking the ""bad service"" other reviews had mentioned. And after an evening there, we have good news.\r
Apparently Hadaka Sushi has been doing a little housecleaning, because not only was the food as amazing as other reviews had claimed, but the service was more than spectacular. Our waiter (Brad - ask for him) gave us a quick tour of the ""naughty menu"" and said he recommended his fried b*lls. (OK, you have to be comfortable with lewd and quasi-s*xual innuendo here, because it's slathered over the restaurant like the raspberry sauce on the b*lls themselves.) Throughout the meal we felt like celebrities, having the chef (Eddie) and even the general manager (Johnny) personally introduce themselves and thank us for coming. After several entertaining conversations with Brad about the music selection and the restaurant's history, I was even starting to notice other patrons giving us those quick, inquiring glances so common in the Hollywood area. \r
And as far as the food: I have to confess that one major reason I'm writing this review is so the restaurant will get the attention it deserves and stay open so we can go there a lot. The fried b*lls (tempura cheese b*lls in raspberry sauce and dipped in chili aeoli), sixty-n*ne roll, d*ggy style roll and the forbidden something-or-others we ordered presented tastes I'd never encountered, and my raspberry lolita (like a mojito made with a special rice liquor to complement the meal) was gone in minutes. But strangely, my sobriety and sense of judgement was not... We thanked the staff with a generous tip, took a picture with Brad (we're pretty cute) and left to continue our evening, making this restaurant the start to a hot evening we will, uh, definitely remember ;)
Pros: Everything, no wait, yeah, everything.
Cons: It does cost money, and it doesn't make you immortal.
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