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I came here with the BF for lunch on a Sat, 2 weeks ago, just before 1pm. There were a few people ahead of us, but we got seated right away as there were 2 two-person tables still available. This place wasn't very big, they only had about 4 two-person tables, 4 booths for four, and a long group table in the middle. While we were looking through the menus, we overheard people at another table complaining about how long its been taking to get the bill. Not a great sign. There appeared to be only 2 waiters working.
After deciding what we wanted, the BF waved down the girl waiter. She gave us a nod, finished bringing the table behind us their food, and proceeded to clean tables instead of coming over. After 2-3 mins of waiting, we had concluded she had forgotten about us. So I tried to wave down the guy waiter. He gave me a nod, finished processing the bill for another table, and proceeded to clean tables instead of coming over. Ok...there was a trend here... About 5 mins later, both of them finally remembered us and showed up at the same time to take our order. We asked for tea, when we ordered, and within 2 mins they came back with a teapot for our table.
We both ordered from the lunch special menu. The BF chose the Haru Bento Combo, which cames with Salmon Sushi (2pcs), Daily Maki (3pcs), Saba Shioyaki, Tempura, and Katsu Don ($12). I went for the Natsu Bento Combo, which came with Salmon Sushi (2pcs), Daily Maki (3pcs), Chicken Teriyaki, Angus Beef Roll, and Grilled Salmon Don ($13). All combos are suppose to come with Clam Miso Soup, Salad, and Dessert.
Our Bentos came one right after the other, so that was good. Each separate item in the combo came on its own separate dish/plate, served all on a single wooden tray. The presentation of the combo was very nice. Although the 2 trays took up basically the whole table. I was also quite impressed by all the nice Japanese-style ceramic tableware used here. The food overall was very good. The daily maki was spicy salmon. The sushi and maki were fresh, and served with real wasabi. The tempura was nice and crispy, and the shrimp was very meaty. My fav item, was the saba shioyaki from the BF's combo. I love saba, and it was cooked so moist and good. There was not a single item we did not like. Although if I had to nitpick, I found some of the thinner chicken teriyaki pieces slightly dry.
The miso soups came half way through our meal, and that was when we remembered our combos actually came with miso soup and salad. We assumed our salads would eventually show up, but by the time we were done eating, it still had not. I was too full to eat it anyways, so we didn't bother asking for it.
Asking for the bill took several mins, and waving down both waiters again. Finally they both came over at the same time as well. They took our dessert orders. There were 4 ice cream choices for dessert, both of us got the black sesame. We asked them to bring the bill as well. And then we waited and waited. Service here definitely needed some work. While I was waiting, I noticed some dishes seating on the counter for a few mins, finally one of the sushi chefs, came out from behind the counter to bring them to the tables. Back to the waiting, finally after almost 20 mins, seating there with my head propped up by my elbow, clearly bored. I happen to make eye contact with the guy waiter, and he finally realized we were still waiting. The bill and ice cream came within 2 mins. We quickly devoured the ice cream, asked for the machine to pay for our bill, then paid and left. Throughout our meal, there was a small line-up at the door until just after 2pm.
I was debating whether to round up to a 4 or round down to a 3. The food here was good, I would definitely come back for it, but the service was a bit of a mess. Ending up round up, as they are still quite new. I do hope they are working on improving their service. The lunch bento combos are a pretty good deal if you want to try a little bit of several items. I'll probably be back to try some of their other foods.
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