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| - Having a massive menu means one of two things: your kitchen staff is really talented OR you are spreading yourself too thin as a restaurant. Here, I was disappointed to reach the verdict that it's the latter.
HOT DISHES far outshine the cold ones here. SAUTEED MUSHROOM SALAD was a super-tasty dish to start with, and the onion dressing really made the dish. Great combination of flavors and textures.
The GRILLED SKEWERS COMBO ended up being my favorite: chicken thigh and green onion, roasted garlic, and bacon-wrapped tomatoes were excellent, while the shishito peppers and chicken meatball were just okay.
BF loved the MISO BLACK COD, but I felt versions we had at Ichiza and Sen of Japan were far superior.
Cold dishes were extremely unbalanced- dishes almost seemed to be created to cover up the taste of low-quality fish, but the cuts we had here were great! Truly baffling.
BEEF TATAKI and YELLOWTAIL CARPACCIO were both dismal: fish was nearly flavorless and bland, overpowered by the various toppings and sauces.
SASHIMI SALMON-IKURA BOWL was essentially a Chirashi bowl composed exclusively of salmon and roe on rice. So, a salty fish with a salty accent. Not sure why these two were combined, the quality of salmon was good but I couldn't take the salt overload.
Dessert was coffee mochi, which should be widely available everywhere but it's not. There's a free ice cream Yelp check-in offer with flavors including black sesame, my personal favorite, and yuzu.
Service was mixed- very professional, but the fact that staff spoke limited English prevented us from fully understanding the menu/specials. Loved the French maid with bunny ears uniforms the female staff were wearing, male staff took our order, was helpful and professional.
Love the upscale interior, but confused by sushi-bar type seating, and sashimi on the menu, but no rolls- then again, their cold fish dishes were my least favorite, so maybe that's for the best.
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