Mas Sake, Mas Hangover (San Francisco, CA)

Met up with my cousin Isaac for some merrymaking. He took me to this nicely designed sushi bar called Mas Sake. It advertises "Freestyle Sushi." That is a pretty stupid thing to say. The sushi is decent, though, with some creative rolls. The only reason I'm writing this place up, though, is the restaurant was my first exposure to Sake Bombs. A sake bomb is a rocks glass with some champagne and red bull with a small sake glass balanced on two chopsticks sitting on the rim. To get the shot of sake into the glass you hit the table until the shot falls into the glass. Isaac, his roommates and I got a little excited and also knocked over three beers and the pot of soy sauce. I managed to catch the soy sauce in my lap. Maybe that round should have been called the Nagasaki Bomb. Nothing like a lap full of soy to know that you are going to have a good night. The four of us did another 4 or 5 of them. I think. Not sure. The next morning was pretty rough. So, remember that this is something that is best done in moderation.

This place is really trendy so expect to wait or stand unless you get there early. There are cheaper places to eat, but this one is thoroughly decent and has good music. I guess the only reason I am writing it up is to use the title "Mas Sake, Mas Hangover."

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