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| - Mabu Generation bills itself as a Taiwanese izakaya. Izakayas, for the uninitiated, are traditional Japanese pubs where people go for shareable plates of food and drinks surrounded by pure raucousness. While Mabu Generation's menu certainly covers a wide variety of food options, the overall impression it leaves is a quiet whimper rather than the boisterousness I've come to expect of North America's izakayas.
I ordered the Roasted Chicken Cutlet with Cheese on Spaghetti, which came out supremely average. The quality would be your typical Cha Chan Tang (HK style restaurant) level, which is fine in and of itself; I could eat microwaveable spaghetti and enjoy the hell out of it. The problem is that said baked spaghetti at a CCT would cost me ~7 bucks, a microwaveable pasta dish ~2. Dish number S02 cost me $14!'
And that, I think, is the biggest issue with Mabu Generation. To compare yourself to something else is to set a standard by which you will now be judged. Mabu does not come close to reaching what establishments such as Kinka or Kingyo have done. The service is average and what you would expect of Chinese restaurants (don't expect service with a smile). The prices are high but the food undeserving.
I did not opt for dessert and I did not opt for a drink. I've seen some impressive looking pictures of dessert, so maybe that's one of their strengths, and not being a dessert person, I am barking up the wrong tree here. I may also return in the future if someone asks to go so as to sample some food items more traditionally Taiwanese such as the popcorn chicken. But as far as first impressions go, this was far from impressive.
Food: 2/5
Service: 3/5
Decor: 4/5
Price: 1/5
Overall: 2/5
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