Sushi?!

 Someone wrote:

 > Does anyone out there know of a REALLY good sushi restaurant?

 For a REALLY good restaurant I would recommend one of the following:

 Tokyo Restaurant, Fresh Pond.
 Very expensive.  Excellent sushi and extensive cooked food menu.
 Beautiful decor. Service can be uneven because they insist on hiring
 Japanese waitresses.

 Ginza, Chinatown.
 Expensive.  Very fresh fish.  Presentations are very beautiful.  Some
 interesting rolls. Smoke in the main dining room is a foot thick.
 Non-smoking room is only slightly better with worse service.  Open very
 late.

 Tatsukichi, Financial.
 Excellent quality.  Good, even service.  A good solid sushi bar.
 Tatsukichi rarely disappoints.

 Popular, but not my favorites:

 Miyako, Newbury St.
 Fish is very fresh, but the cuts are sloppy.  Rice is occasionally so-so.
 Service is good, chefs are very friendly.  Cooked food is very good here.
 This was the favorite restaurant of the Boston Sushi Society.

 Jae's Cafe, Inman Sq.
 Loud, trendy, crowded, and rushed.  You can find lots of unusual rolls
 here.  Preparation is good, but lacks the personal touch.  If you want
 more of a traditional sushi bar, this ain't it. If you want to see and be
 seen while you eat competent sushi, this may be your place.

 Gyuhama, Boylston St.
 More hype than it's worth.  Draws a big crowd of people who go for the
 waitresses in short vinyl skirts.  The sushi is really not that good.
 I've had better sushi in little take-aways. It impresses the tourists,
 though.

                               Very truly yours,
                               Ms. Margo

 John G. wrote:
 >Thank you all for your input (I can't believe all the great tips I got!)
 >
 >However, my brother and his wife are coming to town this weekend, they are
 >both Sushi lovers!  If I were to take them out...(for a relatively
 >reasonable dinner) Which restaurant should I choose:
 >1) Shogun in W. Newton - which I've been to (always pretty good)
 >2) Shino Sushi Express - Newbury...?
 >3) Guyhama - Boylston...?
 >4) Takeshima - Brookline...?

 I don't know Shogun or Shino.  As for the others, I would recommend
 Takeshima because it is as good or better than Gyuhama and you will have an
 easier time parking there than you would at Gyuhama or Shino.