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| - Lordy Lordy Lordy. Is this place amazing or what! I am always up for a unique dining experience and this place just blew my mind!
After this appeared on my radar, having seen my yelpster pals Misty Y, Lisa R, Tony T, Terry R and new friend Arvin C and all the reviews, I was raring to go!
The tough thing about going to a restaurant with your hopes high, is that it is sure to be difficult to meet the standards that you create in your mind, going in already expecting a lot.
1. Location - Oddly located on the SouthWest corner of Decatur and Flamingo, near a tire outlet. Plenty of parking, easy to find.
2. Ambiance - Modern, clean, warm, good flow, a nice way to enter and go, okay, I am gonna like the place.
3. Service - The best! From the greeter, to the server to even the owner Jax coming out to say hi, you immediately feel you have just been seated in a first class seat!. I mentioned to Jax that Arvin C highly recommended this place and said hi and she was really cool and appreciates yelp.
4. Busy Factor - OK, you all need to go to this place NOW. I went there on Saturday for a 6:30 dinner and it was not too busy. I can tell you, this place is gonna be swamped in the future, so go NOW. They also have some "happy hour" specials where the food is cheaper.
5. FOOD!!! - So, you can imagine first of all, I eat basically everything, not fear factor stuff, but I enjoy great food. I was blown away regardless of my already high expectations. My recommendation is to order from the appetizers, cool plates and hot plates to gain a new perspective on Japanese Food and exquisite dining. Order from all their specials too!
a. Grilled Edamame - I never had it grilled, only boiled and salted in the past. What a nice and delicate flavor!
b. Crispy Brussel Sprouts - What the heck, is this a brussel sprout or the most amazing vegetable dish that any carnivore would love! If they made all veggie dishes like this, the cows would all be safe.
c. Shioyaki Saba - A great mackerel, just right.
d. Kurudochikin - Fried Chicken with ikura and kabocha ginger. Watch out Col. Sanders!
e. Pokuyaki - Kurobuta pork belly. I am not sure if I was in love with the pork or the granny smith apple, dehydrated Fennel and puree or what, but man was my porky belly enjoying this puppy.
f. Ishiyaki - Now, I have had teppanyaki, teriyaki, shioyaki and my old favorite robatayaki, but never cooking on a stone. We had the beef and it was delicate, and it was the perfect way to cook it.
g. Live uni - What the heck, I thought that the stuff served in sushi was already live, judging from how it wiggled and jiggled. So when I was shown the live uni, I had to have it. And, most of my guests I was with are not uni lovers like I am, we were all amazed. OK, amazed that they tried it, I really enjoyed it. Flavorful, light, delicate. A great mixture of natural taste and great texture. And, if you have never seen live uni, it comes in some freakin porcupine like shell thing and served with it, so it is also FUN.
h. Nana Iro - Ii am thinking, is this Grandma Iro??? Named a food after your nana? Well it is Yellowtail. And, it is served with grapefruit, avocado, tomatoes, fennel. What an explosion of tastes for my little buds.
i. Iroha - OK, this is salmon. I am not sure if I was more impressed with the salmon, or the candied quinoa,
j. Irodori - Big Eye Tuna - with fennel and pistachio no less. My eyes were getting big too.
k. Dessert - I don't care if you are on a diet or what, order it and share. I don't even remember what I had, I stopped taking notes.
l. Price - Are you kidding me? I feel like I just got the deal of the century. I would pay a lot more for this place, and now know that I have been overpaying at many other places!
All I can say is that when you think of first class, of quality , this place is extraordinary when it comes to ambiance, quality of staff, freshness of food, and a savory otherness when it comes to texture and taste. I am not sure what impressed me more, however, I believe the texture to me so outstanding that it far exceeded most of my experiences in life so far throughout 6 continents of traveling!
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