Nana

If you ever find yourself in Park Slope looking for some good food Asian food, you need look no further than Nana on Fifth Avenue in Brooklyn. The interior of the restaurant stretches back towards an outdoor garden (note the neat light fixture by the open kitchen; and while we're on the subject of furnishings, the lobby of the bathroom has a neat southeast Asia guesthouse quality to it). The outdoor patio sports plastic folding chairs in bright neon colors while the sound system played a mix of Brazilian influenced electroncia and Enya-inspired mood music. In the evenings and on weekends a live DJ brings a club-like atmosphere to the restaurant.

A friend was taking me out to dinner to thank me for watching her cats. We were seated outside by a squeaky fountain. For appetizers we had a spicy deep fried squid that was very tasty and edamame, which was slightly undercooked. For dinner we shared a sushi/sashimi platter. The fish was incredibly fresh and flavorful. I'll go out on a limb and say it was some of the best I have had. The fish practically melted on our tongues. After dinner we walked around Fifth avenue before returning for dessert. Our waitress was surprised to see us again. The deep fried ice cream was good, the fried banana over green tea ice cream was just ok. The flip side of the menu offers cooked entrees, which I didn't have the opportunity to sample this time around. But I'll definitely be back to try the other menu options in order to supply an update to this entry.

And if I'm a member of this blog now I definitely have to get a digital camera to take pictures of the food and settings. Does anyone have a cheap digital camera they're planning on throwing away that they want to send me? :-) Unfortunately I couldn't invite any of you to come with me on the last few culinary excursions.