Sushi: Hana

Hana
20-21 St Giles High Street
WC2H 8LN

Date of Last Visit: Saturday, May 31

The Victim: Me

The Damage: £15 or thereabouts

The Background: We had thrown around some lunch ideas for our day out to see Sex & The City. I was a big fan of the dim sum idea, but no one else seemed game. No matter, I was still hungry.

Eating dim sum alone though...what fun is that? That's why I like sushi counters. They are made for the solo diner! I ran a quick search on Time Out of the Japanese places closed to Tottenham Court--I wasn't feeling like breaking the bank with Roka--and Hana it was. Hana is located upstairs from the interesting little Korean grocery store on St. Giles High Street, behind Centre Point.

The Entrance: I swear Hana is actually run by Koreans, not Japanese. Whatever nationality they were, they sure were nice. Attentive and sweet. I just ordered a standard combo box and it was out in front of me in minutes.

The Food: Nice enough. Although I was suspicious...I never saw the sushi chef cut anything up. Was this platter pre-prepared? I guess that's efficient. But it took some of the fun out of sitting at the sushi bar.

The Verdict: Well, I don't know. Sweet enough. But not super-fantastic.