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| - I came here with some colleagues on a Monday around 6 PM and there was plenty of seating. The seating consists of long benches in the room, where you sit next to strangers. You can also sit on stools facing the kitchen, and watch and smell the food be made. Hmmm... I wonder why they don't have a sneeze guard for these patrons.
It might be a requirement of have lots of tattoos to work here.
The menu is written on a large chalkboard. Depending on where you sit, you might have to crank your neck or squint your eyes to read the chalkboard. I tried leaning in my chair and straining my neck as much as possible, but ended up walking over to closer to the center of the room to get a better view.
We shared three of the starters: octopus ($11), scallops ($13), and beet tartare ($10). The octopus was mixed with chorizo (pork sausages), potatoes, almonds, and green peppers sitting on some sweet sauce.
The scallops were wrapped in watercress and lemongrass, and sprinkled with quinoa. The best of the three was the beet tartare, twisted in Japanese miso, and marrow with a hint of bourbon. Pepitas (pumpkin seeds) accompanied this tasty appetizer. The chefs layout the food artistically as you can see from the pictures.
Entries are between about $15 - $25. There were vegetarian versions of the hanger steak and lamb loin. Tofu, perhaps?
I went with the duck breast ($19): pink slices of medium rare duck sitting in banana puree and banana bread crumbled on top. The pear salad was highlighted by pistachio. The dish was sweet.
My colleague who had the striped bass also said this was very good. It sat in pine needle dash with long beans, cucumber slices, and snow peas.
Pretty much everyone (6 people total) enjoyed his/her meals, except for one of my colleagues who had the lamb loin, though he may have been in a bad mood.
We had chocolate ($8) for dessert. Small squares of dark chocolate, with a small scoop of coconut sorbet underneath a puff of cream, surrounded in chocolate powder, drizzled with sweet
gojiberry sauce. A few hazelnuts accompany the plate.
Overall, we enjoyed our meal and experience here, though the meal was certainly on the pricier side, especially for those that had wine. It's recommended. Check out my photos.
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