Message: | Kevin and V.O.T.T.--
As far as the wine, Kevin's right -- a lot of them were crazy expensive, but I think there were a number for around forty bucks. I'm no judge of high-end wine value -- although I certainly hope to become one. :) My Japanese neighbor said she'd had a bottle of 1960-something or other at shibucho for two hundred bucks which she regarded as a bargain. Then again, her purse looked like it costs four times that... The customers who had brought their own were drinking both white (Maraga -- a local Bel Air label which they seemed to consider very desirable -- anybody know it? of course, said customers may be reading this board now, and may want to give me a piece of their mind...) and red (fancy grand cru the label of which I couldn't properly read despite my attempts.) In general, most of the wines offered were red.
As for the caviar, can't really say. Tried to peak at the can of course (who wouldn't?) but all I could read was the word caviar. I've had both osetra and beluga in the past but nowhere near enough times to make the call... so sad for me... tasted good though!
Kevin, sounds like you're pretty ambivalent about the place -- which I can understand if you keep getting treated badly even on repeat visits. (Not that there's an excuse for treating first-timers badly either.) knowing you're a serious sushi man, what's your all-time fave sushi bar if not shibucho?
I think we deserve a definitive list!
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