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Service was great, drinks were fast, the food was very flavorful with a nice presentation. Price was higher than a typical dining experience, but warranted.
My first time going and it was a group from the Ferrari club that organized it. Sometimes group sizes can be challenging, not so here. Parking out front was reserved and seating was promptly ready at 6:00PM. We were seated in the private glass windowed Teppan Room up front and we were quickly greeted and offered cocktails. The happy hour menu was presented and our waiter, Andrew, kept us filled and reminded us when the discounts were about to end.
I wavered on my first selection and asked the him for a drink recommendation. He responded with a few and the sage and cucumber martini caught my eye which was happy hour priced. I mated it with two sushi starters, the Sapporo Roll and Rainbow roll. The martini was refreshing with a light herbal overtone and the two house rolls were exceptional.
Our group of four on the North side of the room also received an extra Salmon sushi roll at no charge. Light orange in color with a very mild flavor, it was a gracious gift. As we approached dinner the staff added two more gifts to our group, large communal bowls of mai-tai-like drink with a flaming lime slice floating in the middle. It made for a very fun group social activity (see photos!).
Jan had pointed out the Filet Mignon and scallops at $20 so we decided to have those. Our prep chef had a nice salad presentation of salad with ginger sesame dressing.
Our chefs entered our Teppan room and the action started, jokes were flying as well as food! First off was the fried rice. Our chef expertly rolled an egg on his metal spatulas' edges, flung it in the air several times and only after 5 mins of acrobatics, just when we started to doubt it was fragile, he allowed it to crack and start the cooking of the fried rice. As we all clapped he flung another egg directly at Carol next to me, only to find out it had been hollowed out. The group roared in laughter from her sartled response!
Our plates lined the Teppan counter and I never saw him dribble each one with a flammable, but the next thing we knew there was a wall of fire on our plates as he cooked the stir fried vegetables. Main course was next and the scallops and fillet were expertly done. Complimentary Lychee sorbet finished off the evening.
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