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DEL.ICIO.USMF Buckhead Too Expensive?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Most of the feedback from last week’s review of MF Buckhead has been positive, but with a caveat: Everyone feels that while they know how high end the restaurant is, they still feel it’s too pricey for what you get.
I couldn’t disagree more. Atlanta is happy to go to Bone’s or Fogo de Chao and drop a wad of cash for a steak, but when it comes to sushi, the small portion sizes of top-shelf fish just doesn’t rate. This is the freshest fish in Atlanta, bar none. And this restaurant has pulled out all the stops to get it here. It’s also prepared excellently, with less waste than a steak house.
Are there places in the city where you can get fresh fish for less? Of course. Taka has always been a favorite. Sushi there embodies the same simplicity and freshness that the brothers Kinjo of MF give their customers (well, with the addition of all those funky maki rolls).
But sushi is everywhere, and it’s become so Americanized that it’s sickening. MF Buckhead offers a Japanese experience incomparable in the Atlanta dining scene. Some things are worth paying for.
What do you think?
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By Rodney
January 2, 2008 4:20 PM | Link to this
I have a hard and fast rule regarding sushi - sushi should not be cheap.
“Sale” sushi or “Happy Hour” or “$1” sushi scares the bejeezus out of me. Kinda like the “Manager’s Special” pork chops at the local grocery, you just never know what quality you’re getting or how fresh something like that is.
I think you said it best - “some things are worth paying for” and I have no issue at all paying for sushi.
My bet is that most of the complaintants about MF B’head’s pricing are not there for the food, anyway.