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| - I loved the food and the first 10 minutes of service at this restaurant! So lets start with the highlights. The server we had showed a nice depth of wine knowledge and general pairings of the sauces and varietals. Nice to see someone taking their job seriously. Also the education about the restaurant and the focus of sustainable fish selections as well as being able to tell us exactly why pacific sea bass is NOT on the menu. Dinner is off to a fantastic start!
We got a bottle of wine and a martini at the table along with a tuna sashimi with puffed rice, a roll and some soup for an appetizer. Everything was amazing and fresh. Still kicking ass and quickly becoming one of my 4 star recommendations.
Then something happened.... but I don't know what it was. We were waiting to order our meal, finished the apps and the person with the martini finished their drink. We were kind of sitting there looking around and had to ask another server in the area to locate our server so we could get another drink and put in our dinner order. We actually got our dinners before the 2nd cocktail made it to the table. 4 stars slowly slip sliding away... lol.
The entrees were absolutely delicious. We had the catch of the day, linguini and clams and some sashimi for dinner. As fresh and delicious as the fish was, the sides seemed boring and more suited for a steak house. I think the options were fries, brussel sprouts, mashed and green beans . I was a little disappointed not to see some options like a spring salad, cucumber salad, or any other side that might cleanse the pallet and really show off the fresh fish. There were also steak and chicken options. I guess I could have browsed the sushi menu for a side, but that only comes as an after thought. It would have been nice for some of those options to be there for you to think "hey, that's a really good option with fish!"
Overall, great restaurant, and I'll definitely try it again. I have confidence they can bring home the 4 star rating. The food is excellent!
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