OMG! Sushi place opening up on Nostrand Avenue!!!

I ordered from here a few days ago and I liked it and will order again! The black pepper tuna appatizer was particularly excellent. As for the miso soup, seaweed salad and maki rolls, I am still undecided as to which is better ; here or sushi tatsu. I need to try the hot food from here and some special maki to decide. It was hella cheaper than sushi tatsu though so they definitely have that going for them. They do not, however make spicy tuna naruto so that one goes to tatsu. I was kind of surprised to see a horrible review on menupages but then realized it must be sushi tatsu writing it lol.

The sushi here is pretty terrible, but it is really inexpensive as well. Sushi Tatsu is bad too, but what makes it not as terrible is that at least they use better rice. I'll stick to Tatsu when I want decent cheap rolls, but if you want actual sushi, or dare I say sashimi, leave Crown Heights.

If you are in range, Taro is the place to order from (although on Flatbush, they deliver as far as Franklin and possibly further east). Gen is excellent sushi too, but they take forever to deliver, are overpriced, and have this weird, elitist? attitude.

On a side note, just got a mini tour by the owners of the bistro that is being built next door to the sushi place. Still work to do, but enough is done that you can tell it is going to be VERY nice. The owners are still waiting on the liquor license. Possibly opening by March...

I especially enjoy learning of new businesses on Nostrand without having to go to the CD8 mtg (no offense CD8!)

Ah yeah Anthonys spot gonna be hot!

@ nofay - We're all waiting! Any work activity going on? It looks so quiet from the outside.

Girl, I have no idea I am just waiting like the rest of you and just know it will be the bomb once it is open, whenever that is...

I found some additional details on this place from some interviews online, sounds pretty cool. Anyone know if this was originally going to go into the space next to Ms. Dahlia's a few blocks up? Looks like there is an active liquor license for NoBar at that location (95 Halsey, corner of Nostrand) but a new application next to the sushi place. Will there be 2 bars or is this a transfer of the current license to the new space? Anyone know?

Here are some additional details of what he's been planning that I found:

"I modeled it around late 1800s France right before the art nouveau movement," Mr. Mackie said. "They had all these beautiful craftsman bars. Every time you went into a pub or lounge, it wasn't about the chairs or the music, it was about the bar, so I took five months and got some really nice wood and built me a bar. It's going to be called No Bar. That's the working name, but it might change." from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703748904575411583543315968.html?mod=rss_newyork_main

and also:

Details: What are you building next?

Anthony Mackie: I’m opening a bar in Brooklyn called NoBar, and it’s just a really cool, low-key place where you can have a good drink. I think a lot of bars in New York have lost a level of discretion. The music is so loud and there are so many people and the drinks are so expensive you can’t really enjoy yourself. Mine is going to have a late-1800s rustic French style—you know, before everything became slick and contemporary. Everything is wood and handmade, and there’s a beautiful walnut-and-mahogany pool table.

from http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/movies-and-tv/201009/anthony-mackie-hurt-locker-new-project#ixzz0x8CrwTD7

Basically, he is building something that is the polar opposite of Q's?

@Ben, nofay, and SBQ

Mackie was originally going to open NoBar further on Nostrand with the owner of Ms. Dahlia's. That fell through, so he is now opening NoBar a few blocks up in our neck of the woods. There will only be one location.

He says that "NoBar" is short for Nostrand and also New Orleans, where he is from. Good stuff. When he did a presentation at the community board meeting a couple of months ago, he showed us the menu, and some sketches of the place. He indicated that a celebrity chef is creating the menu.

I ran into him and his partner last night while they were doing some work on the place, and they were kind enough to let me get a sneak peek. It is really coming along quite nicely, though there is still work to be done. Also, they still need to finalize the liquor license. He said that hopefully by March things will be squared away.

I'm personally excited because this just really dovetails with the idea behind our whole "Destination Nostrand" initiative - to promote the businesses on Nostrand. When you have someone of his celebrity invest in a corridor that has generally been written off, it underscores a point that we harp on all the time - that there are so many under appreciated jewels in this neighborhood. Hopefully this will really energize the local residents and business community!

THAT'S WHAT'S UP!!

I don't think it is open yet. 608 Nostrand.

this page has some photos

http://www.facebook.com/pages/NoBar-BKNY/126496070742609?sk=wall