I opted for the Aburi Premium meal - as I guess a good number of others do as well went eating here. It comes with a couple appetizers, 8 or 9 pieces of Aburi sushi (as best as I can remember) and 2 rolls.
Since the main part of the meal - their namesake - knocked it out of the park for me, I'll leave it with a 4 star review. However, the edamame beans at the beginning would barely split open, and the 2 handrolls at the end were almost unenjoyable.
There was a bit of a longer wait for the food than expected. It could mean that they need to improve on that; however, it could also mean that patrons should expect it since there could be more effort and precision involved in the making of the pressed sushi and unique method of torching. Since it's a pretty unique experience for me, it's hard to judge.
I won't list the different flavours of the sushi pieces, but each were delicious and the server provided great detail about each one. "Flavour Profile" is a bit of a cliche when describing food, but they truly do put a lot of thought into how they combine the ingredients for each piece. I really enjoy aburi (torched sushi), and here it's done with precision and slightly more subtle than other places I've been to.
The two rolls were not a good way to end the meal unfortunately. I've never been one to enjoy a big bite at once of seaweed - I don't really like cones for example. In this case, it was virtually double rolled. It dominated the taste and made it very hard to chew. Perhaps that is an acceptable and traditional way to prepare it - but it's certainly not to my taste. Even the filling (spicy salmon and blue crab) were not at the same heights of the previous courses.
I'll still leave it as a largely positive review since I really loved the sushi pieces. I wouldn't hesitate to return and order those individually.