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| - You definitely pay for the experience here, not the food. Compared to hotels, this is the W of sushi restaurants - super hip, ambiance is amazing, food is ok. We dined on a Sun. night, and the restaurant was packed. Our server was knowledgeable and professional, but forgot a couple requests/orders throughout the meal. Also, servers need to understand how to cater to authentic Asian palettes - every suggestion our server made was really Americanized, we didn't like anything we got based on his suggestions.
We started with some apps:
- Famed jalapeno yellowtail (yellowtail was great, the jalapeno was not spicy at all)
- Rock shrimp tempura (we only got this at the suggestion of our server as the 'best tempura' choice. We originally wanted to order shrimp + veggie tempura. This is NOT tempura. It's basically bang bang shrimp)
- Chutoro carpaccio (off menu item suggested by server. Pretty good flavors throughout. Capers, truffle oil, etc.)
Main:
- Sashimi: yellowtail, yellowtail belly, oh toro, clam, red snapper, uni, salmon belly (bellys were very good, uni super fresh. Have had better oh toro for sure. Most were fresh, clam was flat out disgusting)
- Rolls: house roll + soft shell crab roll (both very good. They wrap their rolls in a very thin layer of radish - nice concept. Gives a little more contrast in bite)
Dessert:
- Bento box (probably best part of the meal. Matcha ice cream is very matcha!)
Drinks:
- 10-year sake (decent)
- White wine (basic)
- Old Fashioned (at suggestion of server, really wasn't that great. Should have just gotten straight whisky)
Basically, if you're looking for a dining experience, Nobu is great. But I wouldn't come again to pay this much for the food quality - would definitely go elsewhere.
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