I mentioned the Sushi Nazi and CBGB in my previous blog postings. Unfortunately, I never had the chance to eat at the Sushi Nazi or experience the great rock buzz that is CBGB until last Saturday when I was in New York City to attend Steve's commencement from
St. John's University Law School.
Even before arriving in NYC, I was been shamelessly promoting to my buddy Brian that we go to the Sushi Nazi and CBGB. Thankfully, Brian was more than willing to comply with my wishes. Unlike the last time, we arrived at the sushi place with a vacant table available. The same waitress was, once again, adamant that we wait outside and will not sit us until the table is fully clean. I feel a little bad calling this sushi place Sushi Nazi; but if the food there is of any good the name Sushi Nazi should be a compliment, much in the same lineage as the the Soup Nazi character in Seinfeld. Nonetheless, I finally learned the real name of the sushi eatery when I got the menu from the waitress. It is call Tab Tos. Once we were seated, the waitress was actually quite attentive and pleasant. Brian ordered a set meal, which consists of a big bowl (and I mean big) of salad and a sushi roll. I sampled Brian's salad, which is consisted of a generous portion of avocado slices, corn, and a rich mixture of salad greens (lettuce, arugula, etc), all mixed with a very delicious vinaigrette. The salad doesn't taste very Japanese but it definitely has a creative twist to it and it was very tasty. For me, I ordered a sushi box set, which consisted of a large bowl of miso soup, a Philadelphia roll, 2 slices of salmon sashimi, and 2 slices of eel sashimi. I really enjoyed my bowl of miso soup as I was intrigued
by the taste of watercress and miso - I didn't know that watercress blends so well with miso. Their sushi may not be as spectacular as those that one gets from hyper-expensive sushi
restaurant but then again freshness, a hallmark of great sushi, often comes at a premium. I like their Philadelphia roll as it has the right mixture of cream cheese, tuna, and cucumber that I found very satisfying. Best of all, both dishes cost less than $10. This hole in the wall called Tab Tos (Sushi Nazi) still a great place for inexpensive uncompromising sushi and salads.
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