It isn’t often we introduce a sushi restaurant with a review of our drink, but we absolutely had to do so here. The Yuzo Strawberry Calpico is strawberry happiness in a glass. The name is pretty much the recipe: strawberry Calpico, yuzu, lime & mint. But the magic all happens at Nobu–with perhaps a little simple syrup in the mix. We actually tried to recreate this at our house and simply couldn’t do it! This kid-friendly (but adult favorite!) drink has a forever home on our table.

We somehow made it there for happy hour and I’d love to tell you we didn’t leave with a giant dent in our wallet, but that just wouldn’t be true. Happy hour just allowed us to rationalize eating a whole lot more than we planned! Spicy tuna x 2, salmon avocado rolls x 2, ahi tuna and crispy rice cakes, 4 tuna Nobu tacos, and (Ashley’s fave) the toro tartare with caviar.

If you ask Carter – he’d stick with the happy hour (see rolls above) and just keep those rolls coming all hour. Ashley would have endless toro tartare — the best spicy bite in town! She would also find a way to take all the tuna Nobu tacos for herself.

Our biggest recommendation is to get there the second the restaurant opens (it varies from 5 to 5:30 depending on the season) and get one of the tables near the bar. The hour-long happy hour will help you justify everything you’re about to eat and drink… And it’s all amazing. Absolutely will go back. 10 / 10.