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| - Cool, quiet, cozy restaurant- yet fitting the style of Tremont.
We've been waiting for this restaurant to open for the longest time- and when it finally opened, we were ecstatic to try it out!
The restaurant is quite small, with their largest table seating about 6 people. It's probably best to call in and make a reservation (as the nights we tried to just stop in, they really did not have any availability), just because the restaurant is smaller.
It's quite a beautiful restaurant- classy, new, and has the individualized hot pot stations for you. We were seated at the bar- and ordered some food right away.
He got the kombu broth and I got the spicy miso. As my spice tolerance isn't very high (I'm constantly sweating with Szechuan or Korean food), I asked the waitress to define "how spicy is spicy miso." She suggested that they could just put a scoop of the ginger chicken in the spicy miso. And it actually turned out to be a good choice- the spice level was mild, and it still was flavorful. His kombu broth was also very good- what I particularly enjoyed about the broths- was that it wasn't oily. It was a solid broth- and it was healthy at the same time.
We both ordered a "combo" - he got the Wagyu beef + seafood, and I got the Wagyu beef + lamb. The seafood.... would probably have been good just raw by itself- we probably will just stick with the meat next time. The Wagyu beef was okay in our opinion (and that really could be just because of the cut at that time), but the lamb was really good. They also give you a bowl of an assortment of items you can add in as well- bok choy leaves, napa cabbage leaves, corn, kabocha, udon noodles, enoki mushrooms, etc etc. They do present it quite nicely as well. There's also a few sauces to dip in as well- soy sauce, ponzu, and sesame.
Overall, I thought it was a nice experience- and makes for a nice date. I don't think they have their liquor license quite yet (as I noticed couples were bringing in their own bottles of wine), but I'm sure they'll have it soon. It makes for a nice meal though- we weren't stuffed but we weren't hungry- it was just the right amount.
If you're looking for a nice date location and something warm to eat on a cold winter date, I highly suggest Ushabu.
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