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| - I love steak. I really really love steak. Up until this point the only restaurants I've reviewed have been steakhouses, I think. So let me preface my review with this: I generally don't think of teppan as steak, because something about the meat being cubed and then cooked makes it lose a lot of that wonderful rare flavor that I love.
That said... I've had the best steaks of my life at musashi. You know it's going to be a wonderful evening when you walk into musashi and see the Kobe beef certificate on display on the front podium -- it means that the Kobe is in and available that day.
And by Kobe I don't mean that American, or New Zealand or Australian wagyu that a lot of restaurants try to pass off as "Kobe". This is real. Certified. Kobe.
It's so different, delectable, wonderful, like bubbles of delicious flavor bursting in your mouth....and really, I feel like if you like steak, you shouldn't go through life without trying this place out at least once. (at least when Kobe is available)
As far as ambiance goes, it's a beautiful restaurant inside, decorated in a contemporary way with red and black incorporating traditional kimono and uchikake on the walls, it's a place that makes you feel really good to sit down in, yet not overly formal.
We've been here two times, and the second time we were able to get the owner as our chef, and I have to say -- it was a totally different and awesome experience. He is by far the best and most entertaining teppan chef I have ever encountered -- couple that with the fact that he cooks custom sauces for your meat on the grill that are gourmet miracles, I highly suggest that you request him as your chef if you ever decide to go.
End note: The pricing here is really reasonable (I'd say 20-40 a person?), but if you're planning on getting the Kobe, be prepared to spend upwards of 100-150 per person.
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