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| - I had higher hopes for Hibiscus based on the other reviews, so I'm hoping we just hit it on a weird night. Some friends and I came in for dinner after work on a Tuesday, and we grabbed a booth. It's down the stairs at Parktowne Village, and on the right. The bar is at the front, and the booths/tables are at the back, which means between the lack of windows and the dark purple/black/silver decor, we felt like we were in a cave. I was honestly surprised the sun was still out when we left because I thought it should be pitch black.
Our waitress was fantastic and checked on us just enough. For dinner, I got Grandma's Bibimbap ($14), which was... fine. The sauce it came with was too hot for me, so I didn't use any sauce, and that probably made it drier than I liked. My friends got the Fire Phoenix roll ($14 which came literally on fire and had to be blown out) and the green curry ($14), and they said both were really good.
Strangely enough, whenever the air conditioner would kick on, an odd smell would fill the restaurant. We all decided it smelled like wet dog and were glad when it shut off.
Overall, it was fine, but I don't know that I'd be in a hurry to go back.
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