i think this place has really gone downhill lately.
i've been several times - both when it was the old fate and since the transition to Nine 05, and trust me i WISH it were better! the concept is great, the staff is friendly and it has a great location for first friday cocktails. but unfortunately that seems to be where the good ends.
much to my disappointment, there have been recent changes that have taken a once exciting menu and turned it into an overpriced facade of asian fusion.
our server failed to mention that the korean chicken leg appetizer that we ordered (which replaced the mouthwatering korean chicken wings of yester-month), is the exact same dish as the double-fried chicken main that my friend ordered for dinner. i was happy to at least have something different when my ramen noodles arrived until i tasted it and found it was terribly salty. (and i love salt!!!) i think it speaks volumes if you can't even do ramen noodles right in an asian restaurant.
just because you are wearing pearls, it doesn't mean you've got class.