Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar

Mikuni Sushi is part of a California chain, the Applebee's of sushi restaurants -- big and bright and loud and filled with harmless toe-dunking excursions into Japanese cuisine punctuated by truly American things with vaguely goofy names. It also has a wheel you can spin on your birthday for a chance to win free baseball hats, shot glasses or bits of fish. Still, if you're new to sushi and looking for a place to learn the ropes, Mikuni is an excellent choice.