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| - My bf and I went there for a date and we were curious about this asian fusion place, because we are usually quite skeptical about asian fusion restaurants.. This place is very fancy looking. We were seated at a secluded place thanks to my bf's reservation. It felt really private. They first served us one small appetizer, it was mango shrimp but really it was simple boiled shrimp with a slice of orange and basil ginger sweet sauce. It was delicious. For appetizer, we ordered the tuna tartar and the Beef Carpaccio. The tuna tartar looked much fancier, has outstanding plating. the quail egg on top was kinda unnecessary but it was a very nice touch. Of course, the tuna tartar has mango in it, which I really liked. I was just very amazed by the two colored sauce base on the bottom. The place they used was kinda like a broad based vase plate. It looked nice but was a little hard to eat with. The beef carpaccio was very nicely made. the cookies were delicious. Although it didn't look as nice as the tuna tartar, it tasted pretty alright. For entree, I had the ahi tuna with crab sauce sticky rice and trio colored cauliflower. I liked the ahi tuna. It was definitely very fresh and was nicely cooked. little over done than how I wanted but the wasabi sauce on top has the right consistency. The sticky rice was cooked in creamy crab sauce. You can definitely taste the crab flavor but I thought it was just a little too much, cuz sticky rice tends to make you very full. It was a large amount served. The trio colored cauliflower with other veges was a nice side. Trio color was just a fancy version and taste wise doesn't really do much, but I like to have the fancy cauliflower. My bf ordered chicken three way. I didn't really try it from the beginning so my experience with that dish was kinda fragmented. All i could say was it was heavily asian influenced, maybe didn't bring out the best potential of asian food, but it was a smart thought to cook chicken in three different ways. We didn't order any dessert because we were completely full afterwards. It was very big portions. If you are a fan of asian food and but not crazy about the original style of asian food, this is a great place to go for a fancy date. For me, I would order the tuna tartar and maybe the ahi tuna, but I probably won't go there often. The best thing of the night was really the mango shrimp that came complimentarily. It was definitely a refresher and a strong start of the dining experience.
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