text: Sometimes a setting can set you up to failnnThe entrance is grand with its enormous gates that make you feel like a LilliputiannnWe actually wanted ShabuShabu at Shaboo inside Bar Masa until the guy told us they only had a prefix menu at Shaboo at per person so my son and I decided to just go for sushi after all my hubby was not with us to pay and I still needed to get my gamble on laternnThe ambiance is kind of a modern concrete and wood surreal with a hint of airey awkwardness the service was premeditated snobby with a twist of yes we are only a third full They bring food out to the dining room in these half crates to give you a sense of freshly caught or arrived I kind of liked it and hated it at the same time the servers who brought them out had to helplessly stand around jerking their heads around until someone else could take the dishes off their crate traysstupidnnThe menu looks more interesting than it is The sushi was also for Lilliputians WTH If it was awesome quality I could almost understand but it was just fine The sushi size was about half a pinky I shit you notnnIf quality food dictates a price people will still embrace it nToo bad this Bar Masa is not really about the quality or creativity of the deliciousness it legends in New York