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| - So, I visited here for the first time two nights ago because I wanted to treat myself after a stressful/productive week and because their menu looks interesting. Also, it was a Tuesday night and they incidentally had half-off sushi.
It was fairly active for a Tuesday night, but there was still ample seating. Others have already described the inside decor and atmosphere accurately, so I won't get into that very much. It's a restaurant that serves Asian food but has a very Western style to it. Like Zakir said. I don't really care for it, but it's nothing I'd tick points off for. For soothing/ethereal/traditional Asian restaurant experiences there is Wild Papaya just down the road, SO!
So I sat at the sushi bar and ordered the spicy scallop maki. First off, their 1/2 sushi Tuesday night deal applies to their 6-piece maki only, not their 10-piece specialty rolls. A little off putting, sure, but whatevs. They actually have a menu that draws attention away from the sushi (although some of their rolls do look appetizing). I also ordered the bibimbap, since someone else here described it and it sounds very tasty. And it is.
The sushi came out almost immediately. I know it's not futomaki (larger rolls) and it was half-off sushi that night, but the pieces were really small... I mean, I admit they are even labelled as such on the menu and all but still... I don't know if I've just been conditioned by other sushi restaurants to expect larger rolls and that skinny maki is actually closer to what's "traditional" but it was nevertheless off-putting... at any rate, I would definitely not pay full price for it under normal circumstances.
Literally as soon as I finished my last piece the bibimbap came out. It is served with a small side dish of a spicy chili sauce, which I applied in liberal amounts. Should I even describe it? It' a medley of rice, vegetables, protein (choose chicken/tofu/pork) and a fried egg on top. You mix it all up, and it's amazing. The runny egg yolk also makes it very good. I love trying new things, and there really isn't anything I can compare this dish to. It was extremely good!
I surprised myself and got dessert, as well. They offer chocolate cake (standard fare, right?) and "midori cheesecake." I ordered the midori cheesecake, which is simply cheesecake with midori liqueur drizzled on top and pooled at the bottom. I still can't get it out of my head, it was that tasty. :) Granted, the midori was kind of strong.
Oh, right. About that! One of the bartenders (Rob was his name) that wasn't even waiting on me asked me how the cheesecake was, and all I did was remark that it was a little strong. Not a big deal to me, though (I'm pretty chillax towards most things). So I was surprised when he came back a few minutes later to tell me that he gave me half off on the cheesecake by way of apology. I was genuinely surprised and touched and impressed. The midori being strong wasn't even a mistake they made, it was really my fault for not being that familiar with the drink. More power to them, though.
I don't expect any business to be perfect, and I know wherever people are working there will be mistakes. That's just life, and it doesn't upset me greatly when something does go awry. What I do care about is how mistakes are handled. Do you blame someone else? Try and cover it up? Do you learn from it and do better next time? Do you fix it and make amends? The latter case is what impresses me the most, and in the case with Newdle Bar no mistake was even made on part of the employees, but they took my offhand remark seriously and surprised me.
Anyway, the staff (both the girl serving me and Rob alike) were very friendly, so all is good in that area.
AAAA+++++++ would do business with again yes yes
But really, I can't wait to come back here. I'm still looking forward to trying their ramen (I've only had the college budget kind... you know, the kind you microwave), twice cooked fried rice, and
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