Review: Pop rocks at fun-loving Geisha a Go Go
October 21st, 2008, 10:42 pm by Jess Harter
Despite its name, Geisha a Go Go is not a Japanese restaurant. But the eight-month-old Old Town Scottsdale nightspot is an homage to Japanese pop culture.
Brightly lit pachinko machines — part pinball machine, part video game — line the entryway. Giant portraits of dead rock stars Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Sid Vicious loom behind the semi-circular bar.
Private karaoke rooms, not much larger than the typical walk-in closet, are available for rent by the hour. The restrooms even feature computerized Toto toilets.
All these high-tech accents are set against a traditional Japanese tavern-style décor. Dark brown clapboard covers the walls. Flickering faux-lantern sconces barely illuminate the space (making it difficult to read the black menus with tiny white print).
And, for some feng shui reason, a giant granite boulder is perched in the middle of the open floor plan.