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We stopped in on a late Tuesday afternoon and the place was empty the entire time we were there. Walking in to a restaurant that has 3 times more workers than customers can't be a good sign, right? I would have left if the waitress that approached us hadn't been Japanese. Japanese restaurant run by Japanese staff, it gave me hope.
We ordered the katsudon, 10 piece Chef's Choice kushiage, yellowtail carpaccio and fried jidori. The katsudon was my favorite out of the things we ordered. The egg/onions were the perfect consistency- more watery than solid. The katsu was soft and flavored well. (I could only find katsudon on the lunch menu.. I don't think they serve it during dinner hours!) The yellowtail carpaccio was weak. The wasabi wasn't strong enough, nor was the "homemade salsa." Sashimi with watered down flavor. I almost wanted to ask for some soy sauce for it. The karaage was good, crunchy not moist.
Kushiage are $1-2 a piece, the $2 we saved by ordering the Chef's Choice wasn't worth it. Skip it and choose your own kushiage instead.
Our 10 piece assorted kushiage included- mushroom, asparagus, lotus root w/ curry flavored ground chicken, squid leg, quail egg, chikuwa w/ mozzarella cheese, onion, beef filet, shrimp w/ japanese ginger and something else.
Good: lotus root w/ curry chicken, quail egg, chikuwa w/ mozzarella cheese
OK: mushroom, beef filet, shrimp w/ ginger
Skip: asparagus, squid leg, onion.
Yu-Yu was good, but not amazing. Not enough for me to rave about it to friends.
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