OT, an aside, but from when I last ate there ~ 2.5 years ago, Sushi Yasuda was probably the best sushi restaurant in NYC. Maybe Masa, the famous place at $300

OT, an aside, but from when I last ate there ~ 2.5 years ago, Sushi Yasuda was probably the best sushi restaurant in NYC. Maybe Masa, the famous place at $300/head minimum was technically "better" in terms of the sushi you got, but Yasuda was up there in terms of the quality of the fish and preparation, at a much more reasonable price. (not cheap, but not outrageous like Masa). Yasuda can probably get away without tipping, I am assuming, because the wait staff is probably higher trained and more professional than your average student or aspiring actor trying to pay the rent at the Denny's down the street... Heck, I now live in LA, and I can't find sushi that good.