Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Bozu's Party bomb is Phat!

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Remember back in the '90s when Kris Kross came out with their second album, "Da Bomb"? Let me refresh your memory. The cover art depicts the two little rappers who wear their clothes backwards superimposed on an image of the atomic bomb. I'm not making this up. The sophmore effort didn't make any money, thus the album was a bomb in the traditional sense. Do the kids these days still use the phrase "da bomb" to indicate things that are swell and super duper?
I dunno, but it's interesting to me that the South Williamsburg restaurant and bar, Bozu (296 Grand St.), calls their sushi bites, bombs. Holy Hiroshima, it's a Japanese restaurant! Or maybe it's Brazilian because they serve awesome mojitos. They have really good margaritas, too. Whatever it's ethnicity, Bozu is confusion fusion at its very best.
Their drinks are fabulous. I've tried one of their infused sochus, but the persimmon Japanese vodka I had really paled in comparision to their margs and mo's. Does the abbreviation work? I crave that blood orange mojito as soon as I wake up! It seems healthy with the vitamin C of the oj, the digestive powers of leafy green mint and the good mood rum imparts. I never thought I'd say this about a drink, but at 9 bucks, it's a bargain. These drinks are strong and muddled mint drinks are labor intensive so bars often charge up to 15 bucks for one! I found the shiso mojito a little soapy the first time around, but the second time, it was a simply minty.
Bozu serves entrees, but the Party bomb is really fun to order. Eighteen bucks will buy you 12 pieces of goofily named but yummy tasting sushi. The Pink (salmon & scallion), McLow (tuna, avocado, wasabi cream), and Spicy McBomb (tuna, cucumber, spicy mayo & kataifi) automatically come with the order. You get to choose between the ikur (salmon roe & cucumber), una (eel, shiso mint leaf & wasabi cream sauce) or spicy una bomb (eel, cucumber, spicy mayo & fresh wasabi). There are many more choices on their menu, and they also have specials. But remember, this is a Japanese tapas place, so if you want something heartier, get a burger somewhere.
By the way, kataifi is shredded phyllo dough; I had to look it up on the internet.

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