“So you’re going to get those citrus flavors, you’re going to get that cilantro,” he added. Not just the Japanese food, but Japanese food with a Peruvian twist, a South American twist. “You’re also experiencing what Chef Nobu has put together throughout his career. “In my opinion, at the end of the day, you’re experiencing culinary art,” said general manager Nicholas LoGuidice. That’s thanks to a shades-of-red and off-white color scheme that tints its array of booths and tables the open kitchen that sits behind a long sushi bar and unpretentious, Asian style ceiling light fixtures.Īs such, the first-time visitor may be moved to wonder what, exactly, is the big deal about the globally acclaimed restaurant empire founded by uber-chef Nobuyuki “Nobu” Matsuhisa, film producer Mier Teper and Hollywood immortal Robert De Niro? As it turns out, the restaurant’s low-key visual approach makes perfect sense: Nobu is truly about the food and an over-the-top environment would only pull attention away from it.
