Came here last night for my birthday with a few friends. It was a Wednesday so we got seating right away, and the parking situation ain't that bad either if you're on a bike thanks to the new racks out in front.
Urban, modern decor, black/red themed seats and china, great warm ambiance. We ordered some bubbly to start off, which oddly came only in the smaller bottles but nothing to bitch about. The menu is quite impressive, with a wide sake and cocktail selection. Ordered a good, relatively inexpensive dry sake which was ample for two or three people.
Impressive selection of rolls. We ordered a good number of them -- I'd say my favorite were the Red and the Lobster Tempura. The former is a spicy tuna roll topped with yet more tuna and red tobiko -- absolutely velvet on the tongue. The latter brought together the succulentness (succulentity? this word needs a noun form) of lobster with the crispiness of tempura really well, and it was a bigger roll that didn't just fall apart once it hits your mouth. The rest of the rolls we had shone as well -- the more traditional rolls done very well.
Excellent place, new favorite sushi restaurant in Madison. Can't wait to go again!