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| - The new RED location is PERFECT for a date. I've been there many times, and never feel out-of-place when I'm a little dressed up. The atmosphere is top-notch. Service is always great. Sometimes there is a wait to get seated, but there's a bar where you can sit and order drinks while you wait.
They have a wide selection of specialty cocktails and unique beers. The cocktails are expensive and really strong, so far the only one I've ordered there and liked is the lychee martini, but boy is it awesome.
I have high standards for sushi, and I'd say Red is "good not great". I'm still searching for my Madison sushi "holy grail" after moving here from Chicago last summer. Every time I order a spider roll here, the greens seems less-than-fresh, ultimately giving the roll a hint of "deep fried garbage" taste. Avoid the spider roll, friends.
The portion sizes are huge, I can barely eat two rolls where at other sushi places I might order three. My boyfriend and I made the mistake of ordering six rolls for the two of us the first time we dined here. Never again. Four rolls for two people is plenty and possibly even too much.
They have a wide selection of unique and seasonal rolls, but I've tried a lot of them and haven't really loved any of them. So can't make a recommendation there unfortunately.
If the sushi was better, RED would definitely get 5 stars from me - but to someone who's less picky about their sushi it would probably be considered pretty decent.
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