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| - The first thing about Aoyama, you need to know is that reservations are a must. The restaurant itself hold about 20 people or so MAX, so make sure you call ahead for reservations.
I have dined here twice, and I have seen them turn walk-ins away, because it was full and they're booked solid.
My most recent visit happend over a month ago, I took a friend there for his birthday. We ordered 2 of their Omakase, (Chef's choice) set; one @ the higher price point; and one @ the lower price point.
Aoyama offers two versions of the Omakase menu, the pricier one (by about $10 or so) that includes an extra sashimi course and your choice off their dessert menu, but other than that, there is no major difference from the cheaper one.
The pacing of the food was relaxed and it didn't feel like they were rushing to get the food out to you, despite being fairly busy. The service was attentive.
I was tempted to order more food outside of the 6-7 courses we had coming to us, however I'm glad I didn't. As the omakase was enough to fill us up to the point of sastifaction, but not the point of gross satisfaction.
For most of the meal, the food was pretty good, until we got to our respective sushi courses. At which point, I have to say the fireworks went off, and the food went from pretty good to excellent. The fish is very fresh, and in some cases, the fish was melt-in-your-mouth good. It was so good, my friend almost fell off his chair, needless to say I let him have the rest of my sushi course, since I was getting full and wanted to save room for my green tea ice cream.
Aoyama, also, serves alcohol, in particular sake, sadly the sparkling sake they were advertising was not avaliable, during our visit. So no alcohol for me.
Overall, it was a memorable experience. Food & service was excellent. The fact that Aoyama is Japanese owned and operated is an added bonus.
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