The Critics

Sushi Taro's happy hour is drawing lines out the door. Todd Kliman praises the deal in his weekly chat, saying it's a good strategy for a restaurant that dramatically raised its prices not long ago. "I don't know if this promotion is a direct response to that criticism, but in any case it's a smart move. Monday through Friday, from 5:30-7 it's half-price off sushi and drinks...Half-price off what is arguably the best sushi in the city right now. I think that's worth waiting in line for." [Washingtonian]