First time at NAOE - Hints & Tips?

[LiveRock]

My wife and I will be celebrating our 10 Anniversary at NAOE on Saturday. I've had the reservation for 6 weeks and am beside myself with anticipation. (She doesn't know it yet but just as a warm-up we will be watching Jiro Dreams of Sushi again this week!)

I have likely read every review on the web but I wondered what tips and advice others who have been could add to help us enjoy our experience. Any tips on table manners and/or tipping would be especially appreciated but I'm sure we'll be grateful for any insights you could pass our way.

Thanks!

Randy

[ShellySirju]

How was it?

[jpr54_1]

Enjoy-

bring $$$$

[lax2mia]

It's all been said. Sit back and relax. They'll make you feel like family and like there's nothing else going on in the world except this meal.

[Blind Mind]

Your choices are this:

Sake or Beer? For this I'd go sake. It's from the chefs family's sake brewery in Japan. The organic junmai ginjo is a great selection and not overly pricey.

Tap or Sparkling? I've gone back and forth on this. I prefer sparkling but at $7/bottle it adds up.

Tea or no tea? Last meal I went with a Genmaicha tea rather than beer/sake and it was a great call. Really enjoyed it and it worked very well with the bento box.

Stop after bento + 8 rounds of sushi or keep going? I'm bad to ask advice here. Every time I tell myself I'm stopping after the 8 rounds of sushi. Every. Time. It never happens.

[LiveRock]

Thank you...It will definitely be sake for me and tea for her. She'll stop at the 8 but me? I seriously doubt it!

[taiga]

Sit back, relax, and take it slow. They are lovely people.

[LiveRock]

So I have heard. Thanks!

[tpigeon]

You really don't have many choices at NAOE. Just go and enjoy.

[LiveRock]

Yep, I know how omakase works and I'm looking very much forward to it. I try anything he puts in front of me and enjoy it very much!