Osawa Restaurant Review:
At this pleasant Japanese restaurant, much of the action takes place at the shabu-shabu bar, but some high quality bluefin tuna and Japanese uni is dispensed at an adjoining sushi bar. A menu of otsumami (snack specialties) is offered at blond-wood tables beneath bold, modern art. Among the favorites are wonton-wrapped seafood cigars, baked oysters on the half shell with seaweed and soy-butter...
Restaurant Shaab Restaurant Review:
This low-profile establishment shares the block with two formidable neighbors, Yujean Kang's and Café Bizou, but holds its own with some solid Japanese cuisine. The narrow, smart-looking space is filled with tables draped in white linen. In the front of the restaurant is a prominent wraparound shabu-shabu bar atop which big pots of broth simmer on burners, while a tiny sushi bar is tucked away...