tommyc_37 wrote:
Last night I was doing some laundry at Carolina's and there were a bunch of dudes scouting out the Sushi Tango space and discussing things, presumably about how to renovate the space.

I have never been in Sushi Tango, but it was empty and lit up so I got to see the size of the place. Bigger than I thought.

Was this the place that years ago was Downtown Eddie's? I think that closed down just before I moved here.

Sommerman wrote:
http://ny.eater.com/maps/best-sushi-restaurants-nyc

saw this and thought several of you might like.

bodhipooh wrote:
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On_The_3rd wrote:
+1 for Honshu's food

?1 for no BYOB

+1 for new outdoor seating

?1 for the time the delivery guy gave me a hard time for not tipping him enough

About the unsavory delivery experience, was it a delivery by Honshu? Or, from a delivery service like seamless or grubhub? If the former, I hope you called and reported this to Honshu. From my many visits, I have gotten to know the manager, and all of their wait staff, and I'm sure Jason (the manager) would not be happy to know this happened.

JCorNYC wrote:
yes. they just moved to the Merrill Lynch/Bank of America building corner of York and Greene. Got out door seatings too!
Looking really good. Can't wait to go at the new location.

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bodhipooh wrote:
As for Sushi Tango closing down, good riddance. I visited that place twice: the furniture was dirty (the covers on the cushions on the benches were FILTHY) and the place overall was just one giant MEH with zero ambiance and just plain dead. The second time was a take out order (no way I was going to waste my time sitting there) but it was remarkably uninspired sushi.

If you want truly great sushi, served by people who are welcoming and always smiling and looking to serve you with care, go hit up Honshu Lounge (above City Diner, formerly known as Flamingo Diner). Their sushi is always fresh, and very good. And, to top it off, it is BYOB. Once I found Honshu, my search for good sushi came to an end.

Honshu has moved to a new location, yes?

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zerkski wrote:
Looks like Honshu is no longer BYOB...sad day in JC! Another BYOB bites the dust!

Yeah, apparently this is true. I didn't realize that was the case until I saw on their website some unclear reference to "expanded beverage service". Oh well, as long as they keep putting out a top notch product, I will continue to patronize them.

On_The_3rd wrote:
+1 for Honshu's food

?1 for no BYOB

+1 for new outdoor seating

?1 for the time the delivery guy gave me a hard time for not tipping him enough

zerkski wrote:
Looks like Honshu is no longer BYOB...sad day in JC! Another BYOB bites the dust!

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bodhipooh wrote:
As for Sushi Tango closing down, good riddance. I visited that place twice: the furniture was dirty (the covers on the cushions on the benches were FILTHY) and the place overall was just one giant MEH with zero ambiance and just plain dead. The second time was a take out order (no way I was going to waste my time sitting there) but it was remarkably uninspired sushi.

If you want truly great sushi, served by people who are welcoming and always smiling and looking to serve you with care, go hit up Honshu Lounge (above City Diner, formerly known as Flamingo Diner). Their sushi is always fresh, and very good. And, to top it off, it is BYOB. Once I found Honshu, my search for good sushi came to an end.

Honshu has moved to a new location, yes?

tommyc_37 wrote:
Yeah the food is really good at Zeppelin - I was there on Saturday. I don't have a major problem with Zeppelin, but my comments were more along the line of authenticity (I think Zeppelin is kind of cheap/Disney-looking), and the clientele is sometimes a little weird.

bodhipooh wrote:
As for Sushi Tango closing down, good riddance. I visited that place twice: the furniture was dirty (the covers on the cushions on the benches were FILTHY) and the place overall was just one giant MEH with zero ambiance and just plain dead. The second time was a take out order (no way I was going to waste my time sitting there) but it was remarkably uninspired sushi.

If you want truly great sushi, served by people who are welcoming and always smiling and looking to serve you with care, go hit up Honshu Lounge (above City Diner, formerly known as Flamingo Diner). Their sushi is always fresh, and very good. And, to top it off, it is BYOB. Once I found Honshu, my search for good sushi came to an end.

bricks wrote:
I was told by one of the adjacent businesses that it is going to become a beer garden. Yes, another one.

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bodhipooh wrote:

Not sure what you mean by authenticity, but most of the beer gardens I have visited in Germany (particularly Munich and some in Frankfurt) look essentially the same as the Zepp: outdoor space, long communal wooden tables with benches, some with grass, others without.

As for the clientele being "a little weird" I suppose it is mixed bag of people, which I happen to prefer. In my mind, a true beer garden is just like that: open to all, and welcoming to anyone from a baby to an octogenarian. I like that people come to the Zepp with kids and hang out with other parents/families while enjoying an outdoor beer. You get some groups of bros, which does suck, but I find the place to be great.

BTW, images of beer gardens in Germany. Not sure what you see there, but it looks remarkably similar to the Zepp.

I think he means the stage area, which is admittedly a little cheesy and over the top with the Bavarian styling. Not that it really matters - plenty of good beers, good enough food, huge, really not sure what else you'd be looking for in a biergarten.