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| - MOJ is middle of the road Japanese cooking. The teppanyaki grill is decent, but I agree with previous critics about the dated and dark interior and the stuffy air quality.
Food (Grill):
The grill course is rather filling which is good actually, but do prepare for a sodium and oil bomb - skip the bacon breakfast if you are there for the grill. Make sure to drink plenty of water avoiding dehydration headaches. The meat comes pre-seasoned and and the vegetables are drenched in soy sauce and salted garlic butter. Besides, the choices of meals are too similar to be considered exciting, and the menu has not changed in ages "yawn". However, it does deliver consistent quality, and in its predictability establishes trust.
Food (Lunch):
Besides the cooking table I have been for lunch service and ate the chicken-bento-box with soup, small salad, 4 sushi rolls, rice and tofu. As well as different types of sushi rolls. Chicken cooked fine in the usual tangy sauce. Soup was small portion, not as salty as in other places, tofu watery and surprisingly forgettable, a single big broccoli, nothing wowing there. There are no real lunch specials on the menu, nothing thrilling or exciting for a special deal. Rather boring.
Service:
Service is attentive and quite ok. We usually enjoy ourselves here and I have seen far worse service. Japanese culture is unobtrusive and conservative when serving guests, I find that refreshing and it beats the fake-friendly "how are you guys doing tonight with a big stupid grin" routine of other joints. So thats a plus.
Overall:
Not bad but quite dark and stuffy. Worth going and pretty good for the buck. Beware if you have high blood pressure or heart disease b/c of very high sodium grill, instead go for lighter options or fish. Three and a quarter stars.
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