Sapporo Sushi & Steak House   

You have to admire the strategy: Tempt diners to a new Japanese establishment by naming it after Japan's most ubiquitous beer. This downtown New Brunswick sushi and steak house is sectioned into three rooms: walk-up bar, sushi bar/lounge and a sizzling hibachi table. (Watch for flying shrimp from crazed, knife-wielding chefs.) The combination of sushi lounge and hibachi deliver a plentiful variety of servings. You can get more than 40 types of rolls, including the rare "ta roll" includes fried taro root w/ kampo. Other menu notables include a salty, dark green seaweed salad and a warm, Japanese mixed broth of broiled eggplant and miso soup called nasu shikiyaki, which rivals chicken noodle soup as the common cold remedy (or so they claim). Aside from owner Wen Chen making a spectacle of serving up sake bombs at the bar, Sapporo carries Shima (Japanese Zima) and a traditional after-dinner drink called daluma (sake and plum wine). What's more, Sapporo is one of the last Japanese steakhouses that generously serves complimentary noodles with your hibachi dinner.