Area 14 Lounge & Sushi

I had heard such good things about Area 14 over the summer, I wandered in there on Saturday night. At first I didn't know if I had the right place, it was a long, dark  hallway, I guess it's for dramatic effect but it's a but confusing, granted I confused easily..... The main room is a nice set up but it was smaller than I expected. They have a couple of flat screen tv on the wall, one was powered off and had random cables hanging down. The bathroom was a complete nightmare, the lock was busted on the door, there was a whole in the wall, the toilet was constantly running, wouldn't flush and on top of that was full of used toilet paper. The bartender made good drinks if you could find her, she kept wandering off even though there was not many people in the bar in the first place. To cap off the vibe, the DJ just turned on a play list and sat in the couch with his girlfriend.

Area 14 has a lot of potential but looks like it's fallen on hard times, $7 drinks, bad service and a bathroom that is worse than a Johnny on a Spot during Mardi Gras, I think I won't be venturing back anytime soon

Upon entering the "scary" dark-lit hallway to get to this restaurant, my two friends and I had to find someone to ask if we could sit, as no one was ready to greet us.  He pointed us to a table and we sat.  We conversed for at least 10 minutes without anyone coming to our table to offer menus or a drink.  Finally one of my friends got up and brought us back menus.  There continued to be a complete lack of attention from the servers to our table.  I'm not sure if they weren't giving us much attention because we didn't have reservations or what, because the place was not even full.  It was a Thursday night and at medium capacity.  The food was so-so.  I wasn't extremely impressed, as some other reviews stated and will probably not be back.

This ia by far the best sushi St. Louis has to offer!! The ambiance is nice, and the whole feel of the place reminds me of being in a lounge in New York or L.A. The DJ played a good combination of mellow and upbeat futuristic sort of sounds. The food was beyond good...it was phenomenal. The Oh My God roll is served with the plate on fire and is quite the presentation. The David Backes roll was also amazing and was served with some of the freshest tuna I have had since I left Miami. We also tried the ultimate roll which was, you guessed it, delicious. The rolls have fun names and are named after out local athletes. It was decently priced at around $15 a roll or less.

Ask for Lauren as your server. She was phenomenal!!