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| - The seating arrangement is what really ruins this restaurant. Unlike most Japanese style grills the grills are arranged in a long curve instead of a horseshoe. The end result was that out of a group of 8 who sat together, it was impossible to talk to someone more than 3 seats away due to the noise. The chef's banter was also lost on most of the people sitting at the edge of the group, as the grill is centered. The seating is good for a very large work group if you only want to talk to the people on your immediate sides. For a more friendly environment, it is awful.
The food was acceptable, about on par for the price and type of cuisine. The food is cooked in an order, so you may find yourself finished with the rice and vegetable before the chef gets to the seafood dishes. The "signature pink sauce" was nothing special, just well done fried rice.
I had a rare NY strip steak and shrimp. The steak was a small portion for the price, but an excellent cut of beef. The shrimp were perfectly cooked and delicious.
For drinks, the "Ninja" drink special is a gigantic blue goblet of a mixed drink, that easily serves 2. It tasted mostly of vanilla rum, overpowering anything else that was in the drink. The ginger mojito was much better, basically a standard mojito with a piece of candied ginger.
Service was below expectations. The chef himself was excellent, working well with our large group. There was a smaller group of 3 who had been added onto our table, and they recieved very little attenttion at the far end. Drink service was poor, with the server taking a long time to deliver initial drinks, and only coming by once to ask for additional drink orders.
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