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| - Had dinner here at 9:15pm on a Tuesday night. We had the 8 course omakase.
== Service ==
We were promptly greeted, seated and had the Yonaka concept was explained to us. Our server also explained the menu, including some of the new and popular dishes. We ordered our drinks (a white wine and green tea), which arrived promptly. The rest of the service for the night was great, everyone was attentive with check ins and drink refills (for the green tea) and always made sure we weren't wanting for drinks.
The one tiny demerit point is that when there wasn't anything for the servers or kitchen staff to do, they would gather around the bar for a chit chat. I'm not opposed to a friendly work environment, but having 4-6 staff gathering at the edge of the bar in plain sight of the customers just seemed to be off. Again, this is a tiny tiny demerit point, since they WERE attentive and prompt with service.
== Food ==
The omakase was well paced. It was also a lot more food than I had anticipated. We had an extra starter course, compliments of the chef, which is always a nice surprise. The omakase consisted of an appetizer of brussels sprouts, 3 cold dishes, 3 warm dishes and a dessert.
The one thing that is consistent through all 8 dishes is that the sauces were amazing. As in, lick-the-plate amazing.
Another minor demerit point, and I'm not even sure if it's a food-category demerit, or even demerit worthy, is that because the sauces were so amazing, I often wanted a spoon to scoop it up with. Admittedly, I could have just asked for a spoon.
I don't think I could pick a single favorite dish from the 8 course omakase. Overall, it was well balanced.
== Ambiance ==
There was only 2 other tables when we arrived. At the end, there was about 6 tables, including us. It was quiet, but not uncomfortably so. We could carry on a conversation in normal voices without feeling like we were being too loud.
The decor is calming and modern. There's options of table seating or bar seating.
== Summary ==
Great food, good service, good ambiance. Will be back for the 11 course omakase!
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