M F Sushi Bar   

MF Sushibar (the MF stands for Magic Fingers, or More Fish/Fun or Flavor, your call), was established by brothers Alex and Chris, an artist/chef duo who have presented Midtown with an elegant option for dining on sushi. In fact, MF Sushibar is the first Japanese restaurant in the state to serve only sushi dishes, which include sashimi and Nigiri sushi, consisting of pairs of hand-shaped sushi. You may order a la carte or sushi and sashimi combinations, and lunch dishes come with miso soup and ginger salad. In the sushi department there are traditional rolls (tuna, cucumber, the intriguing sounding mountain root), and a number of eight-piece special rolls (spicy tuna, fried-shrimp tempura, various eel dishes, and the delicious tempura crunchy roll of crab, massago and mayo). A true dessert treat is the mochi, with green tea or other ice cream wrapped in a dough of sticky rice flour. It's truly something different. MF Sushibar also offers a variety of hot- or cold-flavored sake as well as Japanese beers and other beverages. -- Edna McCown