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| - As someone who eats a fair amount of sushi and goes through a number of cravings for good fish, I probably should have known better than to make my first visit to Bei on a Sunday night with a hankering in my belly. But so I did, and my results were less than spectacular.
First and foremost, the whole vibe of the place is a bit disjointed. You walk into a bar area with a couple of TVs playing, one of those cheesy neon chalkboards proclaiming the drink specials, and two types of music coming at you, one of which seemed to be fairly mellow, the other an overly bass-heavy offering of hip-hop and EDM.
Maybe I didn't do enough looking when I went in, but I didn't even realize this place had a sushi bar to sit at; as a party of one my attention was drawn to the bar which is prominent upon entering. There are some booths and then a wall that obstructs the view of most of the restaurant and the aforementioned sushi bar, which is where I generally prefer to sit.
My first concern was that I was presented with a rocks glass to drink my beer out of something I don't generally see. The service was decent if distracted at times, but I had no issues getting my order in with relative ease.
As for the food, everything just felt a bit off. Some of the rolls were overly wet, the bowl of rice was much too dry, and the fish--while decent--lacked that upper level taste and presentation. My sashimi was served on some sort of leaves laid over a plastic bowl of ice.
By the end of my meal, I was left trying to figure out exactly what Bei is trying to be, something that the restaurant itself seems confused by. Is it a RA-like hangout/clubby feel, is it a traditional Japanese restaurant, or is it a neighborhood place to come to, have a few beers and watch TV?
Instead of trying to be everything, I would rather Bei pick one, stick to it and do it well. The music and conflicting sounds were enough to have me not wanting to return; the food didn't do much to overcome that, though it wasn't the worst I've ever had and seems to show the most promise. The menu is a bit roll heavy, but that seems to be the norm here so I can sort of overlook that, but I would really love to see the sashimi and sushi given the majority of attention. I'd also be interested in exploring the rest of the menu to see how it stacks up.
A return to Bei is a definite maybe, though I fear it may only confirm my feelings that this restaurant is trying to be too many things and succeeding at none of them.
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