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We were in town visiting my parents, but we took a day and met up with a friend from college who has been living in Arizona for a while, and he suggested that we meet up here as he's been wanting to try it.
I can't speak for him, but I think he really enjoyed it. I know we did!
We arrived about 20 minutes before him and ordered a couple of drinks and the duck fat sriracha wings while we waited. Oh, the deliciousness and, not overly messy like some wings....When he arrived, we decided to just order a bunch of small plates and share. It was a little tight, considering that we sat at the bar, but we made it work. Between the three of us, we had the Tuna Chips, Red Miso Seared Kobe, Gojuchang Grilled Octopus, and each of the steamed buns. We ended with a banana bread pudding type thing for me and a date cake type of thing for our friend.
Everything was delicious! The wings had just the right amount of heat, as did the octopus. We were able to taste the flavors through the heat, which many restaurants, IMHO, overlook in favor of simply having a spicy dish on the menu, because it's trendy. The kobe beef was very tender. The tuna chips were a little bland for me, but then I prefer thinner cut tuna as in sushi, versus thick cuts as in poke. The steamed buns were amazing and you really can't go wrong with whichever you choose. The chicken and waffle one was definitely interesting. My banana dessert thing came with a small ramekin of caramel, which made it even better. It was like small banana bread pudding balls that you could dip in the caramel, or drizzle the caramel over the balls and fork 'em. I opted for dunking because.....caramel. LOTS OF CARAMEL. The date cake, while yummy, just wasn't my thing.
All in all, the flavors of each dish held their own yet melded nicely with one another. Even with the spicy dishes, the heat didn't overpower the food. My husband had beers, my friend drank wine and I had delicious hand crafted cocktails. The service was very prompt, our server/bar tender was extremely helpful in explaining and recommending items on the menu, and was just downright friendly. Although this place is more of what I consider an upscale restaurant, the service (at least at the bar) was as if we were old friends who had stopped in after a long absence.
I would definitely recommend the Clever Koi and I will definitely be back.
8/2017
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