I Zu is no longer. It is now under new management and is called Bitturi. The place still looks pretty much like the pictures and is what I would call a traditional Japanese restaurant. The sashimi and sushi were good enough however it's time for the tradish to park the boats. I never realized before what a road block a cheap wooden boat creates between you and your date!
Service was good and they even took 20% off the bill as an opening special. And if it were just about the food and the service, I would have given it 4 stars, but I can't be silent about the.....silence. There was no music (however cheaky tradish places get with the high pitched Geisha songs) and all we heard besides our voices, were the voices of others and the refrigerators.
It felt like closing time throughout our entire meal. Now I scored points since my date wanted a quiet place were we could talk. And I delivered on that in aces but a little background music to set the mood would have been welcome. The waitress agreed with me immediately.
Hey they just took over at Christmas so things are sure to get better.