blue ribbon sushi NY

Right, as promised a restaurant review... i will have to say that admittedly im going to stretch my memory/mind because it was almost two months ago but im pretty sure i'll get the overall jist of the place.
Blue ribbon sushi was one of the restaurants that were on the infamous list that N had made from london. Apparently, she proclaimed, it was a definate must see. Having heard that we quickly asked T and J their opinion, and automatically across the room (a la F.R.I.E.N.D.S) R shouted across the room that he loved it and we must must must go.
And so dutifully we called to make a reservation to be told that it was on a first come first serve basis. Flowing into the cab me, R, N, T and J gave the address thanks to the use of someones iphone. I distinctly remember that it was a little hard to find, typically new york, where we ended up walking into a place we thought was it first (utterly disappointed) only to be told it was down the street.

finally as we arrived it turned out to be this very quanit place that was a total gem. the entree was small and outside, and you realized when you went in that it was much bigger than you would have anticipated from the entrance. We had to wait a good 20 mins for a table. So as we do we ordered 2 bowls of edamame which were perhaps some of the best edamame ive had in a while!
R joined quickly after and another girl whose name i can't for the life of me remember!

we were sat in a circular table in a little nook which was perfect, and consumed as recommended by the waiter, a beautifully dry hot sake, must have had about 5 carafe!

the sushi was impressive and fresh but not fantastic. me and N, as we tend to do, ventured to try something new and this time it was the jellyfish. I was tempted to try blowfish but it wasnt in season or on the menu ;(
the jellyfish was a disappointment, not because it tasted bad, but rather because it was tasteless. It tasted of the ponzu (i think) sauce, and probably would have been rather bland had it not been in sauce. Gelatinous, the texture was pretty cool, everyone else sort of shrieked in horror, but warmed up to the idea.
There was (as far as my memory serves me) a beautiful selection of sashimi, some fish that are not available in dubai/beirut/london. Their portions unfortunatly were not so generous.

There were the typical requests of maki, i cant say i remember the exact ones, but considering i cant remember the exact combinations i dont think it was sooooo impressive. It was good, enjoyable, and there was great company. The value ok, but overall a repeater.