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| - I've been here twice since it was renamed. One time it was a five star experience, and the next it was more like three. Interesting, since I ordered the same thing (teriyaki beef and tempura bento) both times!
The first time, the beef in the bento ranked in the best beef anything I'd ever had. The flavors were so savory and delicious, they blew my mind. But the last time, it was clear that either the chef was having an off day, or that it was made by a different person entirely. It tasted charred and strange. While it wasn't awful, it certainly wasn't great.
That said, their sushi was pretty good both times, same with the tempura.
The miso, though, demands special notice. Both times I swooned. It's savory and delicious, a tad salty, with fresh seaweed and scallion bits. Usually miso has a bit of bonito powder in it, but no fishiness was detected here. In that sense, it might not be as traditionally Japanese, but I don't care. I can't stand fishy miso, and I love (love) their version. Enough to go again.
The service is good, the atmosphere is cute, and the prices are, well, maybe a tad high. The waitress helpfully handed us a Clipper Magazine with a buy one entree, get one half price coupon on the back. But that was on our way out. The full price of my gigantic, splittable bento was 20 dollars before tax and tip. This place can do some damage if you're hungry.
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