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| - My first trip to Soba was as a +1 at a Yelp Elite event (yay!). The event occupied the bar area, which was lovely, had ample seating, and a beautiful (well stocked) bar. The food and drink provided was well designed to represent some of the better tastes of the menu. We chose a poor table, and tended to get the ends of each service, but ultimately, we were well fed and pampered by the end. The shishito peppers were truly outstanding. Lovely and smokey, but not too spicy. The rock shrimp tempura and seared rare tuna were tasty and definitely worth getting, but the highlight (for me) was the bao buns. Dear Lord. The dough was light and soft, the chicken deliciously fried, and then my brain kinda melted into nirvana rather than thinking about the other ingredients. We also sampled the edamame, spicy tuna roll and a vegetarian roll, which were good, but sort of as expected and not my favorite. We also sampled the plum sangria (very tasty), the thai mule (very gingery, delicious, and my favorite!!), and the midnight manhattan (amazing, if you're a rye drinker). For dessert, we all received a chocolate maki, which was very creative, well presented, and good. A nearby yelper had a birthday, which called for a soba banana split. After the banana split, which was truly outstanding, we were all left a big jealous. Also of note, their happy hour specials were good. A nice selection of reasonably priced cocktails, wine, beer, and beer on tap. I would definitely come back for a nice dinner sometime!
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