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Tokyo Delve's Sushi Bar

 

It's kind of like dinner theater on acid

  • Address: 5239 Lankershim Blvd. [ map ]

    Cross Street: Magnolia Blvd.

    Neighborhood: East SF Valley

    Phone: (818) 766-3868

    Hours: Mon-Sat 6pm-12am

    Type: Sushi, Asian, Pan-Asian

  • Cost: free

    Features: Late-Night, Novelty, Kitsch

  • > official website

Respectable sushi is served here, though the setting is far from a serene rock garden. But rock it does, like no other Japanese restaurant we know.

The wacky room is situated around a back-lit replica of the Hollywood sign. Sushi chefs dressed in fluorescent green-and-pink coats dance and sing to a deafening, pulsating beat. Diners are encouraged to dance and sing, too—and dance they do, after a few sake bombs. The menu features sushi and other Japanese-inspired fare. It passes muster, but with a scene like this, who cares about the food?
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