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| - Sweets Raku is a beautifully decorated dessert and wine spot located in the same complex which also hosts other popular restaurants such as Kabuto, Raku, Big Wong, Monta Ramen, and Hwaro. They make beautifully crafted desserts but also offer excellent savory options. After a delicious dinner at any of those places, do yourself a favor and make your way here for dessert.
On a Thursday, the wait was about twenty minutes. Prepare to wait longer on the weekends if you aren't coming there right when it opens.
The menu is fairly simple. You can order sweet or savory dishes a la carte or you can opt for their $15 two-course dessert option.
I had a watermelon small dessert followed by the Mars (Yuzu mousse, chocolate cream with hazelnuts and fruit covered by white chocolate). The entire dessert flambee'd brandy. Fairly good.
My wife had a raspberry starter followed by her choice, Ichigo. This was a beautiful take on strawberries, reminiscent of a strawberry shortcake. Pie pieces, strawberry cream, strawberry sorbet, condensed milk all encapsulated by a thin layer of white chocolate. This was the best of the desserts.
Of course, when foie gras is on the menu, it's getting ordered. The foie gras here was ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. Four pieces of creamy, house-made foie gras with balsamic, served with pecan, honey comb, fruit puree and pie sticks. I fell instantly in love with this dish after the first bite. I almost convinced my wife to go back here just for this the next day. Almost. Darn.
We rounded out the little meal with prosciutto and cheese as well as a 3-flight wine tasting. I had no complaints with anything.
Service was great and attentive to our needs. Definitely not a one time stop.
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