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| - omakase onegaishimasu--the way to go here. we had dinner and drinks at the sushi bar with chef saito, who used to own a restaurant in santa monica but moved to lv a few months ago.
the fish is unbelievably fresh and watching him slice and prepare the sushi was a treat. very talented with the knife. and i liked the combinations of flavors--very little of tonight's dinner required soy sauce and wasabi, although there was that and other dipping sauces. he was very conscious about what our likes and dislikes were, our friend ate everything with fervor, my girlfriend was smitten and hey, he must've been good, because i ate oysters and mackerel and avocados. i hate avocados.
also had their dimsum appetizer, which was flavorful and cutely presented, and their shaken beef plate, which i would guess is bulgogi on a bed of spinach with potatoes and sauteed onions. enjoyable, but if you're there for sushi, don't fill up on the beef.
expensive? you betcha. but since we were treated to this dinner, i'd say it was a great experience--only 4 stars because their martinis aren't the greatest...
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