A comfortable Japanese restaurant on E. 9th Street, Hasaki offers a wide range of sushi, sashimi, seafood and steaks. Though unassuming, its cozy ambience and friendly, attentive service give it a familial feel that makes it popular with its regular clientele. Don’t miss the day's specials. Also offered are the soba set for lunch and shoka-do for dinner.

A meal here could start with appetizers like octopus in vinegary sauce, eel wrapped in cucumber, assorted clam sashimi, miso soup, seaweed salad, steamed shrimp dumplings, simmered scallops, chicken and root vegetables and steamed egg custard. Entrées include sushi and sashimi platters, seared salmon and roe over sushi rice, sliced tuna over sushi rice, grilled salmon with miso basil, teriyaki or salt and lemon, shrimp and vegetables tempura, Japanese steak and chasoba noodles. End with sesame ice cream or grilled banana with ice cream. A bottle of sake or soba beer makes good company.