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| - Sorry, this is not 4 1/2 stars. While many reviews tout the service here, I found it not all that great. Water for some, but not, all in the party; salads delivered to us while miso soup (on same tray) sits cooling, unattended, at the empty table nearby. Pointing to the forgotten soup, it's brought to us, but no longer hot. Once hot soup showed up, it was definitely good.
I like the option of small plates here - one of the ways to build your meal. Some in our party ordered individual sushi pieces and also the small plate of miso black cod. I had a taste of the black cod, and it was certainly ok, if not amazing. Seemed maybe a bit reliant on the sweet miso prep, rather than the natural sweetness of black cod itself.
I ordered the Chirashi bowl - A decent collection of fish atop your choice of white, brown or 'sushi' rice. Tasted fresh, and pretty reasonable at just under $20. I got to try the shrimp tempura, which was pretty standard tasting - not exceptional.
I ordered the Brussels sprouts, which was the one truly interesting dish of the night. Fun, almost like tempura. Flaky, crunchy and savory, this is absolutely something to try.
A decent array of wine and sake and beer. Colorful interior at the Tivoli Village. You could do worse, but the enthusiasm of all the reviews I read here about Kabuki do not match my experience.
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