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| - 4 stars - 4 star for food, 4 stars for ambience - my ears were ringing after this meal. You walk in the windowless doors and are greeted by a loud and enthusiastic group of staff screaming in Japanese. This continues throughout the entire meal until you leave. I understand it's part of the whole izakaya dining style, but sometimes a girl just wants to eat her meal in peace and not have to scream to talk to the person beside her!
The meal was a fantastic array of various Japanese tapas-style dishes. It did take a while for the food to start arriving and was a bit of a wait in-between dishes, but it was a busy Wednesday evening.
Highlights of the meal:
- Beef carpaccio - this was so tender and well-marinated in a delicious tangy sauce that we ordered another one
- Fried brie with mango sauce - ordered two of these too! Would be good as a dessert as well. Fried and crispy on the outside, gooey on the inside.
- Beef tongue - very chewy, but good flavor
- Seared tuna - not too memorable
- Salmon tartare - too much avocado, not enough salmon, but still tasty
- Salmon sashimi - fresh fish, light in flavor.
- Macarel? I think? - super hot and fresh straight from the kitchen - flaky and well-seasoned
- Agedashi tofu - I've had better agedashi tofu elsewhere, but this was acceptable and the amount they give you is quite generous
- Takoyaki - very hot on the inside, so beware. This was pretty authentic tasting.
- Mushroom rice bowl thing (sorry, forgot what it was called!) - this was fragrant, hot, flavorful, and just overall delicious - great to have as a starchy/carby/filler dish.
There were a boatload of dishes to choose from and the above doesn't even cover all of them. At $40/person for a ton of dishes though, we ate to our heart's content. I suggest coming here in groups of 4 or 5 so you can try a bunch of things, and most dishes come with 4-5 pieces of food (or more).
Great place for a casual dinner with friends after work. Definitely not a first date type of place.
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