Tamari blends Latin American and Asian culinary traditions and create some really awesome and unorthodox dishes. Their happy hour specials make their robata (grilled skewers) and ceviche (raw seafood on a piece of cracker) dishes 1 dollar a piece meaning you can eat and drink on a budget. If you are not fortunate enough to dine during happy hour everything is reasonably priced.
I have been to Tamari twice and have had their 5 spice pork belly, their octopus ceviche, their California roll, and their Peking duck quesadilla. Everything was excellent. The octopus is tender and the crostini it sits on adds a great crunchiness to the texture. The California roll was good but a little cold for my liking and had a little more cucumber than I would have preferred. Tamari has, both times I've visited, excellent plating. Their dishes are presented in such a cool way that you never want to take that first bite.
The pork belly was excellent. The fat on top melted in your mouth and the pork meat below it was tender and cooked perfectly. The Peking duck quesadilla was very tasty; the sweet and moist duck meat went well with the Asiago cheese. I would have preferred more jalapeno on the side because I love to add them to food.
Want to have a great happy hour experience with all of the flare but not the high price? I think Tamari fits that bill perfectly. It's also a great restaurant to take a date to or a great way to impress someone who enjoys a little adventure, great ambiance and fancy-plating.
I have only one more gripe and it's as a graphic designer; their website is terrible! It's designed in Flash and is very amateur. However, their decor and their menus are very nicely made. I'm not sure where they went wrong when designing the website but if they simplified it and refined the design it would fit very well with the rest of their theme.