Street parking around the South End neighborhood is near impossible to find. I entered this restaurant on the spur of the moment. I was driving aimlessly through the Capitol Hill district. The chefs and wait staff were nice, though. They served me even though I entered 15 minutes before they closed.
Customers sit on the table's perimeter, grabbing sushi dishes as the boats float by.
The chefs stand in the middle, wrapping sushi and filling the boats with fresh cargo. Isobune is perfect if you want a quick sushi fix. And it's good for people who've never eaten sushi before because you get to see the food and pick whatever you want. Picking the dishes off a moving boat is sometimes tricky. One time, a friend nearly capsized a boat while reaching for some unagi.