Nightclub Dining

Back in the day, I spent most of my weekends hanging out in nightclubs til the wee hours of the morning, and sleeping all day. Way, way back in the day, I spent my weekends hanging out at in the rock clubs sustaining hearing loss while listening to loud rock bands.

But that's all changed. Frankly, I'm too old for either of those scenes. Plus, as a mom to a two-year-old, I can hardly stay out all night and sleep all day. Truthfully, it wasn't the child that changed my lifestyle. It was the relationship that preceded the child. When you're in a relationship, hanging out in the clubs til dawn loses its allure. The man in question, my husband L, is passionate about food and works in the restaurant biz. Hence, our foodie lifestyle.

I wasn't on board immediately with the whole parade of endless restaurants. What made it click for me is, at the same time that my lifestyle was changing, so was the dining scene. Suddenly, restaurants became the new hot spots; the "it" places, the places to see and be seen, where all the cool kids went. I dubbed this new scene "nightclub dining." My dear friend Brad was more candid in his observation. After having dinner at a new Atlanta restaurant, he said "it's for people who are too old for the clubs, but don't realize it yet." I remember when he said that, I blushed. I felt...exposed.

On a recent Saturday night, I had dinner at RA Sushi, a new sushi restaurant here in town. Sadly, I think was too old for the scene. Alas!

RA Sushi takes nightclub dining to a whole new level. My friend and I walked into the restaurant and were greeted with loud, thumping music courtesy of a DJ in the corner mixing the beats. The cocktail menu included a section of shots. Seriously. Shots. The bar area was packed with hot women and guys on the hunt. There was even a bachelorette party at the bar. Here, the emphasis was definitely on the "nightclub" and not so much on the dining.

Except that, the food was good. And plentiful. We ordered lobster egg rolls and the appetizer came out with 4 eggrolls. Have you ever seen that? Usually, you get two, sometimes only one that you have to split in half. The sushi rolls, although a little odd in their descriptions, were quite good. So, while I probably won't go back for dinner. I'll definitely go back for lunch.