I don’t like to play favorites.

Oh wait, f*ck it.  I do.

And one of my new faves is Sake Tumi, the new sushi place on State Street.  One of the reasons I love Tumi is that it proves the “haters” wrong—those that say that a trendy, upscale, student-friendly restaurant in downtown Bing can’t survive.

And now they’ve fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinally got their liquor license.  Jesus, was anybody else tired of doing Jose Cuervo shots next door at On the Roxx so they could tolerate their dinner company?

Anyway, the sushi has been consistently good; the service has been consistently fast; and now the lunch can be consistently liquid.  Life is good.

So the big question?  Will the sake-bombing frat boys make nice nice with the suit and tie set from the Press Building?  Or will the flowing liquor make a dent in their classy rep.  I think everything will work out just fine; and I expect great things for the future of Bing’s first downtown sushi joint.

PS Rumors are that the “official ribbon-cutting” will go down next week.  I’m not one to give advice, but I think free sake-bombs might be a draw…

PPS The “dessert sushi” roles are phenomenal.  The words, “Oh my God, I’m so f-ing stuffed, I couldn’t eat another bite” have left my vocabulary.  Thankfully.  New motto: Dessert now, gastric bypass later.