"Waitress has severe asthma attack"
Nobuo has the ambiance of an urban chic Japanese tea house which contradicts the Victorian Teeter House exterior. Nonetheless, it looked like a fun place to grab lunch so in we went. We had very high expectations because of all the reviews.
We stopped by for a quick lunch downtown and were greeted by an obviously overwhelmed waitress who directed us to the bar since no other tables were available. The place really didn't appear very busy, but she was the only server. She gave us a drink menu and when she came by the next time she informed my wife that all the iced teas were unavailable. She loves tea, so this wss a big disappointmet. Instead my wife asked for another drink, after which the server promptly walked off without taking my drink order too.
When she stopped by later we placed our order and she stuck around long enough to hear what I wanted to drink. The menu looked pretty tasty and creative, but sadly they were out of the watermelon sunomono, which I really wanted to try.
After 10 minutes of waiting for drinks and food we heard crying from the back. We never saw our waitress again. The kitchen staff started serving tables, but they clearly lacked experience on the computer/register. It was at this point that we decided to leave. We didn't get any food or drinks and there was no one around to validate our parking either.
Update: The "nervous breakdown" was apparently a severe asthma attack.