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| - Overall, extremely unimpressed. In fact, disappointed. Overhyped would be the one word I would use.
Also this isn't Japanese food. Don't let the decor, servers, and menu fool you. This is fusion food.
The worst kind of food there is. Fusion dilutes a foods culture, heritage, and true flavours so that it's less unique, less tasty, and less bold. Lose lose lose.
Also they were VERY loud. I've been to japan. Noone at any restaurant yells that much, that loudly.
I was impressed going in. Everything felt authentic. And then the aburi salmon came and that was a delight. Lightly seared salmon with a nice springy texture. Altho, in retrospect, this is in my mind a very nicely done western dish, not a tasty Japanese dish. There's nothing Japanese about it. The salmon actually looked like ahi tuna. Still, it tasted very good and my hopes remained high
Then it all went downhill from there. The pumpkin egg thing was soggy and cheap tasting (Chinese restaurants serve the same sauce on pork chops). The other salmon thing at least tasted unique. With a very interesting mix of textures. You had crunchy, slimy, chewy, springy all at once. Too bad the taste wasn't great. The avocados had 3 tiny shrimp (they say prawn) and while the shrimp had flavor, the avocado was sooooo bland. The cod came last and was mushy. Not silky an flaky like fish should be. It was mushy. Altho the preparation most closely resemble something Japanese.
Aburi salmon - lightly seared Atlantic salmon sashimi with ponzu sauce and wasabi mayo 6/5 amazing. The texture and flavours are perfect
Salmon natto yukke - chopped salmon sashimi with seven friends (natto, shibazuke, takuan, wonton chips, garlic chips, green onion and raw egg yolk) mix them up and wrap it in NORI seaweed. - interesting mix. 3/5
Kabocha korokke - deep fried kabocha pumpkin croquette with a boiled egg inside - nothing special. 2/5
Gindara - grilled black cod with saikyo miso and white wine sauce 3/5
Grilled avocado & prawn with mayo and Panko 3/5
Overall satisfaction - 1/5
Service - 4/5
Value - 0/5
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