Anybody remember this unfortunate creation?

It’s the ultra-PC, non-offensive mascot from the Atlanta Olympics of 1996. He/she is named Izzy, short for Whatizit, which is an ironically unhip version of the question everybody would be asking: What is it?

Just as confusing was my visit to the Flirt Sushi Lounge in Allendale, New Jersey. And just as people scratched their heads when Izzy made its debut, I am at a profound loss in understanding this place. Here are some of its random qualities:

• It serves sushi.
• It looks like a brothel.
• It plays Latin pop… loudly.
• The rolls have names like “Big Balls” and “Viagra.”
• The clientele is majority female.

What is the heck is going on here? Am I missing something or do none of these elements relate to each other?

I guess I just don’t get it.

The rolls were interesting and delicious. But still, they were not enough to distract me from the swirling weirdness that played out around me: slick-looking waiters, impressionable teenagers, lots of red and black.

And it’s BYOB.

Can anybody tell me what’s going on with this place? I’m dying to know.