very noisy, long waits but worth it. the place was packed for dinner -- line-out-the-door packed. we were told a 45 minute wait for 4 people, but it only took 15 minutes, although some people who came in before us (different party sizes from us) were still waiting to be seated when our food came out. we tried to wait in the bar area but it was standing room only.
the noise level was very high - i would not recommend this place for a date or a place to take your older parents to when they visit. we heard them sing happy birthday to 5 different tables- and the song ends with a bang on a gong... so there's a lot going on, sound-wise. they should consider sound control panels!
service was fairly prompt, and several runners brought our food and refilled our drinks. our waitress wasn't seen very often, unfortunately, but she was friendly.
the decor is modern and pretty cool - the "tanked" show's fish tank is a nice touch.
the menu is extensive and the food was quitegood-while not being over-priced. for about $25 i walked out full (1 beer, house salad and the birkenstocky shiitake maki roll - pretty darned tasty and unique). we split the pickle chips and i can definitely say they were, at the very least, different from other restaurants - very thick cut chips and very heavily breaded. not asgoodas lightly battered thin dill chips - we only ate about half of them.
highly recommended if you can tolerate a bit of a wait and a loud crowd while you eat.