I have no research. I don't know what type of food this place serves, or what it is about, or why all the buzz.
What I do know is that I went on a tuesday night. A group of 7 of us [all asians] and 2 of the group was kind enough to wait the near 2 hour wait for a table of our size. [note: large groups are only allowed 2 hours stay... hence our two hour wait..]
And when I say our, I mean theirs. I only had to wait 20 minutes by the time I arrived.
What didn't we eat. with this group, and great small sizing [but enough on one plate to allow all 7 of us to at least try one bite] we order pretty much the whole menu plus drinks.
The atmosphere was open, chatter filled, electric, and a great time overall. I highly recommend it.
Good for a busy date. Good for groups! With 7 of us, plus we all had drinks, only came out to $40 per person!
A snap shot of what we ate....
Pork cheek - Ox tongue - Mackerel - Tofu - Beef udon - Hot butter bin something - Brie cheese with mango sauce and Deep fried. - Cheese cake - Sesame ice cream - Deep fried banana
Just go already.