Rok Sushi, an exciting restaurant with a lounge vibe
Rok Sushi, for eclectic sushi and seafood. Photo by Raphael. One of the challenges of our legal system is finding an impartial jury in a celebrity case, the kind that is splashed all over the media in real time. It used to be that jurors could deliberately avoid learning details by not reading newspapers, but the ubiquity of television and the net means that we are bombarded by news wherever we go. Anyone who has no knowledge or opinions about some cases must be living in a cave, where they probably aren’t going to get a jury summons. In the same way some restaurants inspire such strong opinions that you can’t avoid having some preconceptions about what they’re doing and how well they do it. Rok Sushi is a case in point; the high-profile location at the corner of Pier and Hermosa avenues means everyone knows where they are, and the controversy about various aspects of the business keeps them in the limelight. Those who decry the Hollywoodization of Hermosa sneer at the very idea of the place having a VIP room, and traditionalists sniff at a menu that offers pizzas, burgers, and fettuccine Alfredo. Social networking sites host pitched battles between a cadre of fans and those who…
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