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| - Came here Feb 11, 2017 after making a telephone reservation that was handled by Darren (chef and owner) in a humble, amusing way which carried on through to this evening in question. We were greeted right away by an attentive host (female) who in turn invited Darren to meet us (Darren has his finger on the pulse here) and were then led to the chef's table by Brody (one of the best waiters we have ever had the pleasure to meet!) so we could sit (his suggestion) while he cleaned a table for us. We liked the chef's table so much, we asked to stay put and that is where we spent the entire evening, sitting facing the wonderful wall mural!
Upon Brody's suggestion, we opted for the omakase and for drinks I tried the home brew beer but ended up sticking with Asahi (I'm a wuss for light beer), and my partner had the Ome Negroni and later, again upon Brody's suggestion, the smoked Oma Negroni (both of which she loved!). The food started arriving and we were treated to the best chicken skin dish ever, perfect potato salad, two kinds of chicken yakitori (we ordered the chicken ass skewers as an additional treat), sashimi, two kinds of rice (not our favourite but definitely had flavour that supported the rest of the food), sous vide beef (flank), three kinds of vegetable, squid - so soft that we didn't realise it was squid at first, and chamame (a variation on edamame). It was all beautifully presented, a delight to the eyes, and tasted better than imagined! Our attentive waiter Brody and his colleagure (sorry didn't get his name but if we had to guess, would say he has a German accent) kept the evening flowing, and despite the business of a Saturday night, never rushed us, and let us stay at least for 2 hours. Brody ended up being better than exceptional, always cheery, smiling and informative - truly an asset to the restaurant! At the end of our meal, Brody was keen to reintroduce us to Darren who was in his element in the kitchen - Darren and Brody were keen to understand that we'd had an extremely memorable evening and had somehow through all this, remembered our names. We walked out of Shokunin on a high! Thanks and we'll be back because we excited to try the ramen!
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