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| - Come for the homey Japanese dishes, but pass on the sushi.
Came here for lunch with nothing specific craving. They do have a lunch sushi combination where we chose the California Roll and Veggie Tempura Roll for $9.95. They do also have a lunch menu with bento box and other specials. But we ordered off the regular dinner menu instead and split an order of beef Sukiyaki ($17).
The California roll was not outstanding but satisfied all the prerequisites of your standard California Roll, avocado and cucumber, inside-out roll sprinkled with sesame seeds. The menu said they use real crab, but it was not distinguishable. The veggie tempura roll was a real disappointment. They really do mean the singular item that made up this roll, that's right, we received a deep fried sweet potato roll.. no other vegetables present... just one. And I might have been a fan because I like to eat sweet potato plain, but the sweet potatoes in the roll were cold, I surmise that this was previously prepared or leftover vegetable tempura from the night before.
Moving on, the beef Sukiyaki was the saving grace of our lunch. For $17, leave your portion expectations aside. I guess if they were going for authenticity, the portion and the price tag would match my experiences from Osaka. What we received was a light portion of shirataki noodles, enoki mushrooms, napa cabbage, a couple of shiitake mushrooms, yaki tofu, tender sliced beef rib eye, and carrot for decoration, all served in a cast iron dish. Oh, and a side of rice. What this dish lacks in sheer magnitude, it more than made up for in intricate, comforting flavors dancing in your mouth. All the vegetables (hey look, plural. yay!!) and meat were immersed in the sweet and salty soy sauce based broth. The full bold flavors stuck with each bite. The buttery noodles tang-ed as you delicately gather them onto your chopstick. As we were eating, there was plenty of food for two of us to share, perhaps looks are deceiving.
I'd definitely come back just to get the Sukiyaki, which in my eye is worth the price tag. I'd happily spend $17 for something I love than $10 for something mediocre.
They have a few tables on the walkway, so when it's a nicer day out I see utilizing this area more.
Note, they do take a two hour break between lunch and dinner service, so check the website or call before stopping over, and they are closed Mondays.
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