Radio City woes and NYC Sushi choices

I was planning the itinerary for my girlfriend and I's 7th year anniversary and the plan was to select a sushi place (which turned out amazing this past Valentine's day Michaelj's recommendations) and a show. Conveniently there is a deal for Zarkana at Radio City Music Hall so I thought I'd give it a try.

After looking through the seats available I selected a nice set of seats a bit off to the side unfortunately but 2nd row 1st mezzanine seats and was all ready to check out when I got some message telling me I can't leave single seats stranded. WTF There was a group of 3 seats, and apparently I can't have just the 2. I looked around the rest of the seats and there are a bunch of 3 seat groups, I wonder why... But somehow there are quite a few single seats isolated, so how the hell did those happen?

Ugh, this is annoying. I'll have to settle for worse seats now because Ticketmaster is too damn carebear. -_-

P.S: Is it bad form to take my girlfriend to the same sushi place (Hatsuhana) as I did for Valentine's day? Seems like I should have some variety but she really liked the place and it's the closest and highest rated sushi place near Radio City. I was also considering Sushi Yasuda as it has very high marks and tons of reviews on Yelp but it's a bit further and it seems like it's on the very expensive end of things. I don't eat sushi so I don't know, but is $4 - $6.5 per piece unreasonable? I'm willing to shell out if sushi enthusiasts think it's worth it.

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TheMango United States. September 07 2011 05:57. Posts 1804

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If you want to try some of the best sushi in NYC, I'd go to Sasbune (omakase), it's expensive, but not Masa level expensive. I remember this place having a sign outside that said: "no california rolls, no spicy tuna rolls" or something to that effect. This is a sushi snob type of place.

For a place that is a little cheaper and has a better atmosphere (doesn't take reservations though), I'd recommend Blue Ribbon sushi. I'd get omakase here too (the one that comes with the lobster sashimi platter)

TheMango United States. September 07 2011 06:01. Posts 1804

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If you want to wow her with atmosphere, I'd maybe recommend Morimoto (sushi / asian fusion) or on the same street is Buddakan (asian fusion). Buddakan definitely has that wow factor, especially if you make reservations for a table on the bottom floor near the communal table area.

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Phyre United States. September 07 2011 07:07. Posts 1226

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Wow, took a look at the pictures for both of those places and they do look fancy. I know she likes sushi but I'm leaning towards Buddakan for a change of pace. Both look like great places for a date though, tough choice.

Thanks for the tip!

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omg mango the lobster butter holy shitttt

I want that again so badly.

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a176 Canada. September 07 2011 08:09. Posts 5431

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I take it this is also where you will be proposing?

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Phyre United States. September 07 2011 10:50. Posts 1226

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On September 07 2011 08:09 a176 wrote:
I take it this is also where you will be proposing?

Nope, not just yet.

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Phyre United States. September 30 2011 05:58. Posts 1226

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So a follow up to how it all worked out:

I actually ended up going with Morimoto's because after looking at the menu for Buddakan I was worried my girlfriend wouldn't have enough choices due to her crazy allergies. She can't have wheat/gluten, dairy, and shellfish which rules out ALOT of stuff unfortunately. The safe bet always being sushi for her.

She actually didn't like the place as she felt it was "too pricey" and she felt uncomfortable with the atmosphere being so upclass. We're used to eating at chain restaurants like the Olive Garden for occasions so this place was actually daunting for her. I had no idea she felt that way but it was still an experience that I enjoyed. She said the sashimi she got was good but not enough to warrant the price, she liked the toro tartare a lot, I liked the black cod, and we both were really really not pleased with the wasabi sorbet lol. Spicy sorbet is just weird to me. XD

So while my attempt to wow her with an upscale place sort of backfired it was still a good experience. I've never eaten at a $$$$ yelp rated place and it's definitely a different kind of service and atmosphere.

Big thanks to TheMango for the suggestions, was a huge help!

Oh yeah, and the rest of the night turned out really well. She really liked Zarkana at Radio City Music Hall and I picked out Radiance Tea House for lunch prior to the show and dinner and she was very happy with that place, I'd recommend it.

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TheMango United States. September 30 2011 06:08. Posts 1804

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Radiance Tea House is pretty good, bunch of us from TL met there a while back after dinner at Hagi Sake Bar (might want to check out this place as well)

If Morimoto atmosphere wasnt to her liking, Blue Ribbon Sushi is a lot more down to earth and cozy (miso butter sauce <3). Also on the same street is Blue Ribbon Brassiere which is pretty good as well (not sushi, but same owners)

Phyre United States. September 30 2011 06:21. Posts 1226

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On September 30 2011 06:08 TheMango wrote:
Radiance Tea House is pretty good, bunch of us from TL met there a while back after dinner at Hagi Sake Bar (might want to check out this place as well)

If Morimoto atmosphere wasnt to her liking, Blue Ribbon Sushi is a lot more down to earth and cozy (miso butter sauce <3). Also on the same street is Blue Ribbon Brassiere which is pretty good as well (not sushi, but same owners)

Cool, I'll have to look into that. She much preferred the environment of Hatsuhana, cozy I suppose, so that might be a better fit.

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