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| - I won't say this is sure to be one of my favorite restaurants, but a 5 star experience I had, so a 5 star experience she gets.
The Boy and I went here on a date recently. Restaurant Muramoto has moved into Cocoliquot's old location. I don't think they did much in the way of redecorating. I was at Cocoliquot just before they closed in February, and everything (even the furniture) still looks the same. No matter, though, because it's beautiful decoration. The ambiance was lovely--dimly lit, busting, but not noisy. We came without a reservation around 6:30 on a Friday night and were seated promptly.
I was immediately taken with the idea of "sakizuke," which are flashy, bite-sized appetizers. You know, like an "amuse-bouche," but not French. They're priced 1 for $3, 2 for $5 and so forth. And they all sound so good. I got one, because my resistance was broken by the idea of something little and pretty and delicious. I had "Braised Pork with Miso Cream Cheese and Peach Terrine." Now, I should've had the foresight to just eat this wee terrine with my fingers, because they only give you chopsticks. I picked it up with my chopsticks, and it fell apart. The peach and pork stuck together, but nothin' doing for the cream cheese. So, I had to bite one and then bite the other and mush them together in my mouth. Despite my failure in the eating department, it was absolutely fabulous in the tasting department. I'm not even a huge fan of sweet and savory, but this was great.
I then moved on to having the duck breast, which was glazed with...soy sauce? I'm not sure anymore. It was sweet, but also spicy, which helped temper the sweetness. I would've liked it if the duck was a little more on the rare-side, but it was more than okay. The duck was served over seven grain risotto--also delicious. Basically, I could eat this meal all the time and be happy.
The Boy had a Spicy Tuna Roll and a New York Roll. The Spicy Tuna Roll came all fancy-like with sauces draped below the pieces and dotted on top of them. So pretty. So delicious. So rivaling Ichiban's (in Milwaukee) Flake Make for #1 Best Spicy Tuna Roll in Heather's Heart. I hear the New York Roll was improved by soy sauce and wasabi.
The service was very friendly and fast. A manager circulated, asking how things were going. All around, this was a great place to have a nice dinner.
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