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| - I joined my fiancé and his two colleagues for dinner a couple weeks ago. The three of them had dined here together previously, so they knew exactly what to order and I allowed them to do the work.
Including dessert, we shared sixteen (16) different dishes, also ordering multiples of certain dishes. Everything was really great! I'm not going to list everything we had since I posted a photo of each dish with accompanying prices.
The dishes I really enjoyed were Ika Geso Age, Tsukune, Wild Horse Mackerel, Santa Barbara Uni, Iwagaki Oyster, and Ika Geso Itame. The two baby squid dishes (Ika Geso) were really awesome. The "Age" preparation was lightly battered and fried, just perfect with the fresh, chewy texture. The "Itame" preparation was sautéed with garlic and asparagus. So, so good! The Mackerel: I love when restaurants choose a fish for their specials and serve it in different ways on one plate - this one was sashimi, nigiri, and poke. The uni was super creamy, yummy and the oyster was delicious! I enjoyed the Maccha Waffle (green tea flavor) because it was light and not overly sweet for a dessert.
The only items I didn't care for were the Kawa (chicken skin), Benasu (eggplant), and Chocolate Fondant. There wasn't anything wrong with the chicken skin, but definitely nothing special. Same with the eggplant. It was two pieces of eggplant on a stick..not exciting. The Chocolate Fondant has a deceptive name because it's not actually fondant, but similar to a chocolate lava cake. We inquired about it since I figured no one would actually serve fondant, so we ordered it based on a raving recommendation from our server. It was unfortunately bland.
Overall, the seafood was fresh and tasty! The prices are very reasonable as well with items as low as $1.80. It's such a great experience to go with a group of friends and share a bunch of dishes (tapas in general); it allows you to try items you may not traditionally invest in. Great menu, but definitely check out the specials - all the winning items are on there!
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