Marssa Marssa Marssa... our evening started off at Marssa a little questionable but ended strong. First when we showed up at Marssa, without a reservation, we weren't greeted or even acknowledged at the door when we walked in. There was no one at the hostess station and servers looked at us waiting but went about their business without acknowledging us or saying anything. It was actually several minutes before the hostess showed up. Since we didn't have a reservation she put us on a waiting "list" (which amounted to a piece of scratch paper) and told us it would be about a 20 minute wait and they would call us when our table was ready... but we counted no fewer than 8 open tabes . We went up to bar to have a drink while we waited... and waited... and waited. No call and 45 minutes later we went back to ask what was going on and got seated right away. By the way, most of the same 8 tables were still open. When we asked why we didn't get a call about our table, we got a shrug like she had never seen us before. Come on... really?!
Now the food on the other hand was fantastic. The spicy Miso soup was a generous portion of hot, spicy deliciousness. The Combination Fried Rice was also really good. But the sushi was the star of the show... wow! And with the ginger presented in a cup of smoking blue dry ice, what a great visually creative surprise. We had a great meal and will definitely be back.