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| - I came here with two friends to celebrate a birthday. The décor is pretty, ambiance is nice (not too quiet or loud).
We ordered the miso black cod, some sort of shaved artichoke salad, shrimp tempura and California sushi rolls, and shared everything.
After finishing our cod we found a hair on our plate. We informed our waiter who immediately had the manager come over. He offered us a new plate, but since we'd already finished it that didn't make much sense so we declined. Even though that is seriously icky I have to say that cod was life changing. I'm not a huge fish person. It's not that I don't like it, but most of the time when dining out I choose something other than fish. This was amazing. Sort of sweet, not "fishy" tasting at all, very moist (almost oily) and flaky. My two friends who both love seafood said it was some of the best fish they've ever had. The salad was also wonderful. All the components were shaved so finely it didn't even feel like a normal salad. Sushi is one of those things I want to like, but most of the time I really don't. I think it's the nori (when I eat seaweed by itself I want to gag. It's like eating ocean water, and not in a good way). The sushi here, though, was perfect. Best sushi I have ever had, hands down. We finished off with a dessert sampler, and I remember enjoying everything, but the only dessert that stands out was a miso cheesecake.
Portions are average to small. We were not very hungry going into this dinner, but if we had come in with empty stomachs we would have left and probably needed a snack.
Prices are on the high end, not exorbitant, but I'd say the entrees average $40. Because the portions aren't large I could easily see spending $100+ per person, especially with drinks.
Even though finding a hair in our food was gross, I know that can happen, and the manager was really great, and comped the dish, so it really didn't mar our evening. Our waiter, however, was pretty rude following the incident. I couldn't figure out if he thought we'd planted it or he was annoyed we weren't ordering more, but he was warm at the start of the evening, and following that was pretty detached.
The experience here wasn't perfect, and they really probably deserve a 4, but the food was just so amazing that I'll forgive everything else.
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