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| - Despite spilling delicious pomegranate green tea all over my shorts and chair, I must say that my dinner at Sens was... well... sensational. I was a little hesitant coming here -- I wasn't sure what to expect from a restaurant that served "Asian fusion" food. In fact, I had no idea what "Asian fusion" food was, but I was please to find out it is de-licious!
My friend and I order five dishes. We started with the Papaya Mango Salad, which was a little spicy but really refreshing. A nice start to the meal. Then was the Wasabi Soy: marinated chicken served with rock salt wasabi. It seemed the chicken to dipping sauce ratio wasn't quite equal -- I wanted more! But by that time, we were on to dish three: La Nho: lemongrass marinated beef wrapped in grape leaves. OH - MY - GOD! This was AMAZING. The next time I go, I just want to eat five servings of this. Next up was Panko Shrimp. This was probably my least favorite for two reasons -- 1. I'm not a huge fan of fried stuff, and 2. I had a difficult time eating it with my sub-par chopstick skills horrendously stabbing at the fried ball of shrimp. But they were still really good, so I can't knock 'em for my inadequacies. Finally, the meal ended with Shu Mai: wasabi pork and shrimp dumplings. Pretty light for a dumpling and very flavorful.
All in all, a wonderfully delectable dinner. Yes, the portions were small, but for good reason. It allows you to sample more of their menu, which I love because without sampling I wouldn't have know how fabulous the other dishes were. And, as far as the decor, I wasn't really paying a lot of attention to it. It wasn't anything spectacular, and it wasn't anything I haven't already seen. It was a nice, small, well-appointed place that is laid back and friendly. But the food -- oh, boy -- THE FOOD is what will make me come back again and again.
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