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| - Having owned Nobu's cookbook for years, I was only too excited to finally visit a restaurant of his. (which means my lazy ass never made anything form the cookbook but my excuse is that some of his ingredients are so hard to find....but I digress).
Drinks:
Jyunmai Sake - "masu" size (wooden box cup) smooth and lovely to drink
YK 35 - "masu" size. This was the most expensive one on their list and boy was it worth every dollar.
Note: Masu is served in an overflowing box-cup on a plate. You finish your cup and then pour what's on the plate back into your vessel.
Food:
Monkfish Liver - honestly, not my thing. I tried but just couldn't get over the fish-flavored paste. It had caviar on top which I ate. But my husband who loved it said the sweet miso sauce enhanced the whole thing greatly. He enjoyed having the dish to himself.
Tiradito, Nobu style - sashimi with a dab of hot chili sauce and black sea salt and cilantro. One of my faves but not for hubby
White fish New Style Sashimi - sashimi doused with soy sauce and oil, topped with ginger and green onions. Also one of my faves but had to share this one with hubby.
Sweet Shrimp New Style Sashimi - even better than the above. YUM. Hubby let me have most of this one and for that, I'm forever grateful.
Uni Tempura - this was the one thing I wanted to try the most. The shiso wrapped around the uni gave it another facet and I greatly enjoyed this dish...on my own. More for me! The accompanying shitake mushroom and salts were delicious.
Miso Black Cod - I didn't have high hopes but our server recommended it so we went with it. I was pleasantly surprised. The serving size was reasonable. Four 2-bite pieces served on butter lettuce and topped with crispy noodle things. Very enjoyable.
Scallops with Wasabi Pepper Sauce - Again, a pretty good-sized serving. The sauce was phenomenal although I do wish there was more of a wasabi kick. I'm no wuss about spiciness but the pepper in this kept choking me up.
Dessert:
Caramel Chocolate Mouse - I thought this sounded rather ordinary until I looked at the ingredient list. Globe of chocolate filled halfway with mousse (very light and delicate), topped with a toffee disc, topped with shiso citrus granite, topped with caramel "caviar"; everything sat on top of a thick coconut sauce, dusting of brown powder sugar and crispy Japanese rice. BEST dish we had all night. Loved it. I could have had 3 more.
Service was great with several lapses here and there. The busboys were impeccable. Our server got less and less attentive with the arrival of his other tables.
The quality of the food was excellent and did not disappoint. I'm no stranger to paying several bills for dinner but for whatever reason, I did feel that food was somewhat overpriced here. Or maybe for what we paid, I thought the food should have been 5-star.
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