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| - Ahh finally got around to trying this place. I'd like to consider myself as an amateur sushi connoisseur, and considering how famous this place is, I just had to try it. We had a party of 4, and we ordered the Takumi course (130 per person).
Most things were really good, but I think overall was a bit underwhelming. Maybe I had high expectations of this place.
For example, the sashimi plate felt a bit ordinary. It did include 2 pieces of otoro and was excellent (9/10), but the other fishes weren't that special. The noodle was also quite ordinary.
The eel and rice, wrapped in bamboo leaf was unique and had a great taste (8/10). The motoyaki was also unique and was good (7/10).
The torched otoro sushi was excellent (9.5/10). Ikura sushi was very fresh (9/10). The uni sushi was also very fresh (8.5/10) but the portion size was very small.
When dessert came, the four of us received 3 different kinds of dessert. They didn't ask us which one we wanted, and we were just given the dessert. I'm not exactly sure why that was the case. I would make more sense if we all received the same dessert.
Service: Good service. When we arrived, they took care to ask where we parked. I'm assuming many people in the past parked in the wrong places and got tickets. One downside was that it took a bit longer than expected for them to take our order.
Overall, it was a good experience, but I wasn't wowed. It was great to try for the first time for some of the dishes that I've never tried before. However, it's a bit pricey considering certain food were a bit ordinary. Also considering a restaurant like Yasu is only $80 and my main focus is sushi/sashimi, it feels like Yasu has better value than Kaji (but I do realize Kaji omakase is different). Also I left the restaurant still feeling a bit hungry (also happend the last time at Yasu lol).
Quality: 9/10. Service: 8/10. Value: 7/10. Overall 8.5/10 (Not an average).
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