Considering that the place was almost completely empty when we went (on a Tuesday night at 7:30 in a bit of a snowstorm), I'm not sure if the excellent service and free starters and dessert we received were a regular feature of the restaurant or merely a lucky by-product of the bad weather.  Either way, we got a ridiculous amount of food for $30 (Shumai and the Sushi B combo, plus all the free food and a small bottle of very good hot sake), and it was all wonderful.  I'll definitely be going back!