Easy parking in private lot or metered street parking on Sheridan.
Back Alley Cafe and Omakase by Bobae are inside this one restaurant
Sushi is Monday and Tuesday are the regular menu
Wednesday are handroll menu only
The bae roll was amazing along with the tuna poke
Papaya salad + fried rice and NY steak are all amazing chef Phil keeps crushing it
friendly staff and service with a smile and always love supporting small family local businesses.
Clean small ambience since it shares with another amazing business.
Maka Sasaki (aquatako2006)
+4
We went for celebration of new year with a bunch of friends who love Sushi. The Sushi chef "Bobae" was a very talented young lady n over known her since she was working at Bozu Sushi Restaurant. As soon as I knew she got an independent I wanted to come n see her and so I convinced my friends too. The place itself are kind of old bar atmosphere but oh my gosh the foods are all so great we really enjoyed them all! We are already planning on coming back to her again!
Food is awesome and the servers are awesome so attentive and very friendly...highly recommend the crispy pork belly and the fried rice....for the sauce of the pork belly I ask for so sauce and lemon which make more tasty.....
Previously just a bar and karaoke type establishment, Chef Jeff (from Tokkuri Tei, Sushi Maruyama, etc.) has been adding upper scale sashimi type dishes to the menu. Interesting juxtaposition getting these types of dishes right along side your dive bar beers and shots.
Come check out Bobae for her 🍣. Follow her on IG for more info.
Both the crab-fried rice and garlic fries were outstanding dishes that I had when I was there. Karaoke is also available, although we didn't use it. This restaurant's staff was polite and well-versed on the menu items. Just be aware that parking is limited, so you may want to arrive early.
This spot is super chill. Chad was running the show that night. Super cool dude. Really friendly and made the experience for us. The food is great there as well. We mainly went for drinks but ordered a good amount of food
The food was really good here except for the nachos, and salt and pepper chicken wings were just alright. Pad Thai was delicious!! Chicken gizzards were amazing and flavorful. Shrimp pasta was awesome. Definitely will come here again to check out other dishes. Chef comes out and is super friendly. Can get pretty packed on a Friday night.
Back Alley was a surprise stop in a night out with friends that I was honestly a bit hesitant about. I'd never been to it before and the place looked a bit crammed: but wow, did my feelings about it change quickly.
The atmosphere is super authentic, not even necessarily from the place itself, but because of the folks running it. The servers feel like friends, the food is fantastic, and the private karaoke rooms, while a little tight on space, are really enjoyable ($1 per song btw).
I'll definitely be heading back to Back Alley many more times in the future, and highly recommend that everyone else does too.
The waitress and waiters are funny and personable. Good food and drinks. Regular bar prices. Small parking lot but lots of street parking. Karaoke rooms available and its no charge to stay in the room when buying food and drinks. Songs I believe are $1/song.
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