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| - I've been here twice now and both experiences have been good, but not great. The restaurant itself is beautiful. The decor, bar, furniture, plates, etc... are all impeccably designed and perfectly placed. The food is equally pleasing to the eye but the taste falls short on certain items.
During my first visit I started with the kimchi beef dumplings. The sauce that comes with dumplings are soupy, a little bland and just plain odd. Call me old-fashion but I'd like to control my sauce intake. I also prefer my dumplings pan-fried but didn't have that option for those.
I followed my dumplings with pho and unfortunately that was a big miss for me. The noodles were overcooked and the broth seemed like it was rushed because it lacked depth, flavor and attention.
On my second visit I came with two other people so I was able to split a few dishes. We split the curry laksa, drunken noodles and poke. The curry laksa wasn't bad but it lacked depth and some of the funk needed for a rich and delicious laksa broth. The drunken noodles were made with udon noodles, which made for an interesting twist. Overall the drunken noodles were a win in my book, which is something I can't say about the poke. The poke was way over-seasoned (too much soy sauce) and there was more crunchy stuff than actual poke. Overall, I'm not going to rush back here but the coolness factor and the curiosity of others will probably land me back here in a few months.
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