Tataki Japanese Restaurant, located at 3 Lispenard Street, was where I ate dinner tonight. It is a primarily a sushi place where there is a sushi bar where the chefs make the orders right in front of you. If you do not sit at the sushi bar, then the other parts of the restaurant can be very dark. I believe it is supposed to be a romantic atmosphere, but I was by myself. However, no one complained that I was by myself. It was a muggy evening so I was a bit warm in there. However, the first dish, which was the appetizer called Satay Tofu, was delicious. It was a bit spicy, but the tofu melts in your mouth. The bean sprouts at the bottom gave it a different effect with the crunchiness so there was a less soupy effect. See below for the picture. It is a bit dark as I said earlier:
I am definitely going to that one again since it is so close to my office.
Two weeks ago I was hanging out in Queens and went to the next restaurant. It is called Satay and is located at 46-01 Kissena Blvd in Queens. It is very small and comfortable. I sat near the window and stared out at a bunch of cars so the parking lot was right in front of me. It was an interesting view. However, the food was a pleasant surprise. I had the bean curd with fish head and toori in casserole. That was such an interesting dish. The fish head melted and I could not see any eyes, but I eventually found one. The picture is at the bottom below. To balance the soup-style of the casserole, I also had the fried rice noodle with salted fish. The salt gave this an interesting combination. All in all I had three weeks worth of good food that were quite memorable. I cannot wait for my next visit.
