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We had reservations right at opening (5pm). It was completely quiet in the restaurant, even as it slowly filled over the night. Music would make it feel a little more jolly.
We sat at the counter and ordered a few rounds of sake. $3 for each serving, so we had two hot and two cold servings. The chilled sake was served in a great glass decanter with room for ice in the middle. Beautiful and functional.
The chirashi dish had generous servings of tuna, salmon and flounder (?). The homemade soy sauce added flavor but not too much salt.
The barracuda nigiri was new for me and was quite tasty! And mackerel and I go way back so I had the Saba Shio, which didn't disappoint. The tuna roll and and tobiko pieces too were good, but I did eat something that I can only describe as silly. A foie gras sandwich was served with a poached egg and soy sauce on the side. The sandwich contained a sweet custard which overpowered everything else. You can skip this and won't miss it.
Chicken wings were good, but the foie gras on skewers fell flat. The outside was not seared to the point of caramelization, and was undercooked on one of the pieces and very gland-like. Eek.
We finished with the chocolate 10 ways: tofu mousse, Nutella, ice cream..if you like chocolate, it's good.
If I want a casual bite of sushi, this place is good for that. When I made the reservation a few days ago, they asked me if it was a special occasion and I said that my friends were celebrating their anniversary. They said that they do something special at the end of the meal. The meal finished without the mysterious special treatment, but that's okay. At least I didn't tell them about it and get their expectations set.
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