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| - I just had my first time at Ninki last night. I am not going to lie, but the table setting outside of the restaurant threw me off. I thought I would have to sit in the middle of THE PATH, open to everyone. Luckily, there was seating inside.
The waiters were friendly and always came around to refill our waters which is always a major plus for me!
I ordered the bento box B - salmon. There was a choice for the meat: chicken, beef and salmon. The price was fair, $16, since it came with a lot of food and rice.
- Salad and miso soup: Nothing out of the ordinary
- 6 piece California roll: Decent and again, very typical
- Teriyaki salmon: The sauce was good, and the portion of the salmon was big. I enjoyed Ninki's salmon since some of the other Japanese restaurants I've tried tend to overcook the fish. (Side note: My friend had ordered the chicken instead, and she said it was very salty...)
- 2 piece shrimp tempura and 4 piece vegetable tempura: Loved it! I liked how they gave a variety of vegetable tempura: pumpkin, broccoli, eggplant and taro. I'm a sucker for taro and pumpkin tempura.
- 3 piece salmon sashimi: I was shocked when I saw the portion of their sashimi. Each piece was at least 2 fingers wide and very very thick. I have never seen such large sashimi in my whole life...
I was disappointed that the bento combo did not come with ice-cream. :(
I also noticed that this restaurant offered AYCE. The price is $23.95/person on weekdays and there is a wide selection.
Would I go back? ...Probably not. It just missed the wow and captivating factor for me (nothing out of the ordinary).
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