Konnichiwa, I'd like to introduce my new Happy Hour friend. Haul your cute little booties over to S. Jones & Warm Springs for one of the best hh deals around town Mon -Sat, 4-6pm. Soho emerges from the former Ambrosia Cafe occupancy. While Soho is a perfectly good name, in my mind it just didn't fit for a Japanese restaurant, possibly why I kept forgetting about this place despite some of my fellow yelpers' high praise. The name just seemed like some new, trendy little spot until I made the connection that Chef John Chien Lee is the former chef from Social House. Therefore, depending on historical events, I'm guessing that the name 'Soho' can only mean 1 of 2 possible things, me love you long time or suck it b*tches.
We tried the many of their happy hour dishes with great success. My favorite dish is the black cod lettuce wraps. Other high points included the variety of sushi empanadas for $1 each, cajun albacore sashimi, firecracker roll, and stuffed mushroom. The only low point of the evening was the dry and overcooked ika geso, aka the fried calamari that came with a curry aioli dipping sauce. During hh they offer $1.50 - 3 beers. I enjoyed the Asahi @ $3 while he happily sipped the $1.50 Coors Light.
The atmosphere is nice but small, . It looks exactly the same as it did when Ambrosia occupied the space; same layout and color schema. Service is excellent!
Halfway through our meal owner/chef Lee came out to great us and treated us to a complimentary yellowtail special, which was absolutely delicious!
My verdict = hit it, quit it, hit it again (and again).