BondSt Lounge Miami

South Beach
Townhouse Hotel
150 20th Street, and Collins Avenue
305-534-3800

BondSt in Miami is in the underbelly of the Townhouse hotel. It's a windowless space, dimly brightened by box shaped lamps covered with the hotel's distinctive floral design, and a lit open sushi bar. The menu is replicative of its older sibling in New York with inventive, usually flavorful rolls and matching dipping sauces. Some of the dishes tonight, a yellowtail tartare with edamame soy puree and a spicy yellowtail roll, were less flavorful than usual. Spicy shrimp crisped in a wok, crisp sesame shrimp roll, arugula and potato roll, and sun dried tomato and arugula roll were closer to what we've come to expect. They were fresh and good. The scene is bar lounge, with an incessant bass beat in the background interspersed only occasionally with actual music. It's a place in South Beach to drink, eat, and meet, and the beat goes on until late into the night. The Townhouse is characterized by minimally furnished white rooms, offset by that red floral design on big hanging lamps and each room is provided with a red and white beach ball. We haven't figured out why, but we're working on it.
OVERALL RATING: Sometimes splendid subterranean sushi