Sushi Martini

Sushi Martini is on Aspen Street, in the Terra Vista part of the city between Foothill and Base Line, and the name tells you the format: a sushi bar that takes its drinks seriously.

That pairing is common in the Inland Empire and it changes who the restaurant is for. A sushi counter with a proper bar is an evening rather than a meal, and it competes with Victoria Gardens rather than with the strip-mall sushi further south.

Sit at the counter if the fish is the point, at a table if the cocktails are.