I love Nobuo usually. But we had such a terrible experience at our meal before attending the Nutcracker that I have to keep others informed.
It could have been an off night. I really hope so (I really want to go back), but each portion of our meal was served individually, took forever, we had to eat our meals separately, and they broke our water glass and it spilled all over the table. They offered free dessert but we had to get a move on as the ballet started at 7. We assumed arriving with a reservation right away at 5:30 would be fine and it was quiet at the restaurant. Clearly it didn't make a difference. We'll probably go somewhere else in the future for special occasions and hopefully brave another dining adventure here when we're not trying to get somewhere else. (though I'm still upset over our mains coming out at different times, after the other, with huge breaks of time between; it was ridiculous).