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The appetizers were good. A bacon wrapped quail egg sounds amazing in theory but in practice really just tasted like bacon. The chicken thigh and scallion were fantastic. I have a shellfish allergy, sadly, and cannot eat sushi, but the fiancee says that the mackerel was outstanding, and he gave extremely high marks to the fried balls of octopus (I keep trying to think of a way to write that so it doesn't sound like he was eating octopus testicles).
But the 10 stars, and my newfound obsession with Umami, is due to the tonkatsu ramen. I really, really, really love ramen. A lot. And this is bar none the best ramen I've ever eaten. I want to eat it three meals a day every day for the rest of my life.
Tips/info: The restaurant is pretty small, which probably explains why it's hard to get a reservation, and you have to walk up three flights of stairs to get to it, so think twice before taking anyone elderly or who can't do stairs - you have to go up and down stairs to use the restroom as well. It's pretty dark and loud as well, so in short, don't take your parents to eat there.
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