Food was very good, nice size pieces of sushi Service was slow, not tending to our table like refilling our water but also very busy Ambiance was well decorated. Lots of seating
March 2024
Great sushi and excellent service! Our waitress was very helpful with getting our drinks and recommendations certain rolls to get that she liked.
March 2024
Excellent sushi. We had the jazz roll, lsu/Utah roll, bad girl roll, and the tiger
Even with the ever-increasing number of sushi restaurants in the city, Sake Café remains a destination for lovers of Japanese cuisine. Choose from a long list of unsubtle Americanized sushi rolls, filled with fried batter, smothered with several sauces, and covered in a rainbow of fishes and caviars. Flashy perhaps, but skip them and go for the sushi and the sashimi: still-pulsating scallops taken fresh from their shells; marbled toro; and aji (small, silvery mackerel) served tempura-fried with their heads and skeletons intact. Cocktails, wine and saké shape the beverages component, but the efficient servers never let cups of green tea go empty. The well-thought-out wine list is surprisingly extensive for a sushi restaurant. We could make a dessert of some of the plum wine selections, but you will probably want to opt for tempura cheesecake with strawberries. Contractors worked architectural miracles to transform a drab drugstore into this ambient Japanese restaurant with dim corners and concentrated lighting, a lounge-like cocktail bar, and a comfortable upstairs loft. One thing they smartly left alone: the ample parking lot. Also located at 1130 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, 504-733-8879; and 4206 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, 504-779-7253.
