A few years ago we abandoned Aoba in Glendale (CA) despite a good itamae
(Tatsu-san) because the restaurant changed hands and the new Korean
owners cut the interesting specials, added all-you-can-eat deals, and
installed TVs over the bar running ESPN 24/7. HArd to chat with the chef
over Dodgers baseball at high volume.

We decamped to Sushi of Naples in Pasadena. After a couple of years of
an excellent sushi bar experience, a recent minor remodeling has
added... you guessed it - two flat screen TVs over the bar running
sports 24/7 (at least the volume is very low). And tonight as we were
leaving, we saw an older gentleman paying his respects to the departing
guests, and yes Virginia, he was a 韓國人. Is this a trend? We may have
to give up on our end of town and just brave the crowds at Asanebo over
in Studio City. So, what is it with the friggin TVs over the bar!?

Geoff wrote:
A few years ago we abandoned Aoba in Glendale (CA) despite a good itamae
(Tatsu-san) because the restaurant changed hands and the new Korean
owners cut the interesting specials, added all-you-can-eat deals, and
installed TVs over the bar running ESPN 24/7. HArd to chat with the chef
over Dodgers baseball at high volume.

Don't know what to say.. my regular sushi bar has live jazz Friday and
Saturday night. It can sometimes be hard to talk to the chef depending on
who they have playing the gig.

You might want to mention it to the owner.

--
Dan

I'm with you, Geoff. I HATE tv.

Kill yer tv!

wrote:

I'm with you, Geoff. I HATE tv.

Kill yer tv!

That's the title of a great tune by Ned's Atomic Dustbin.
Man, I miss the 80's music scene. Or if they'd come over
here for a show or two.

Anyho.. I had sushi on Saturday. It was at the placed 2 miles
from my house. Its not great, they don't make their own saba
and don't have any special items.. but its pretty cheap and the
uni is good. It was a quick bit.


--
Dan

Don't bother having sushi in the local neighborhood sushi bar in Tokyo. All
of them have the television going.
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I'm with you, Geoff. I HATE tv.

Kill yer tv!

D. Lutjen wrote:
Don't bother having sushi in the local neighborhood sushi bar in Tokyo. All
of them have the television going.

When in Rome....

However, when I'm in the USA, having a tv on with a Japanese language
sit-com playing at a high volume is distracting and has made me NOT go
back.

What's with that?

Geoff wrote:

A few years ago we abandoned Aoba in Glendale (CA) despite a good itamae
(Tatsu-san) because the restaurant changed hands and the new Korean
owners cut the interesting specials, added all-you-can-eat deals, and
installed TVs over the bar running ESPN 24/7. HArd to chat with the chef
over Dodgers baseball at high volume.

We decamped to Sushi of Naples in Pasadena. After a couple of years of
an excellent sushi bar experience, a recent minor remodeling has
added... you guessed it - two flat screen TVs over the bar running
sports 24/7 (at least the volume is very low). And tonight as we were
leaving, we saw an older gentleman paying his respects to the departing
guests, and yes Virginia, he was a 韓國人. Is this a trend? We may have
to give up on our end of town and just brave the crowds at Asanebo over
in Studio City. So, what is it with the friggin TVs over the bar!?

I enjoy watching TV while in bars. If I'm eating alone, the people around me
usually aren't very interesting, and I usually can't understand the sushi chef
anyway.

--
"If you think health care is expensive now, wait until it's free."
~P.J. O'Rourke

David Goldberg wrote:

Geoff wrote:


A few years ago we abandoned Aoba in Glendale (CA) despite a good itamae
(Tatsu-san) because the restaurant changed hands and the new Korean
owners cut the interesting specials, added all-you-can-eat deals, and
installed TVs over the bar running ESPN 24/7. HArd to chat with the chef
over Dodgers baseball at high volume.

We decamped to Sushi of Naples in Pasadena. After a couple of years of
an excellent sushi bar experience, a recent minor remodeling has
added... you guessed it - two flat screen TVs over the bar running
sports 24/7 (at least the volume is very low). And tonight as we were
leaving, we saw an older gentleman paying his respects to the departing
guests, and yes Virginia, he was a 韓國人. Is this a trend? We may have
to give up on our end of town and just brave the crowds at Asanebo over
in Studio City. So, what is it with the friggin TVs over the bar!?


I enjoy watching TV while in bars. If I'm eating alone, the people around me
usually aren't very interesting, and I usually can't understand the sushi chef
anyway.

--
"If you think health care is expensive now, wait until it's free."
~P.J. O'Rourke


It ain't what I call ambiance. Perhaps TV brings out the 'beige' in
people ie. flat screen = flat people.

--
- George
"... are you going to finish that?"