Nobu 57

The first two floors of the Lefrak Building have been transformed into the 13,000-square-foot, 200-seat Midtown outpost of Nobu. David Rockwell will oversee the decor. The ground floor bar is immense and second-floor dining area is augmented by a sushi bar and private dining room. In addition, with a 12-seat hibachi and shabu-shabu station, the possibilities seem limitless at Nobu 57. Co-owned by Drew Nieporent, Nobu Matsuhisa, and Robert DiNiro, it certainly seems the mammoth size of Nobu 57 will make it easier to score a reservation. We also are pleased the New York Times' Frank Bruni aptly notes: "Much of the original Nobu had a frayed, complacent quality. There were epic waits for dishes and sloppy applications of dressings." We too are happy that churlish attitude has been kept in TriBeCa.