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| - I waffled between 3 and 4 stars throughout the meal. What made me go with 4 is the excellent service and the honey toast. Loves me some honey toast!
We tried the garlic edamame, beef tataki, spicy tuna over crispy rice, agedashi tofu, chicken yakitori, spicy albacore roll, and honey toast. The garlic edamame was covered in slices of garlic, so you either got a ton of garlic or a vague garlic flavor. I like the garlic edamame at Sen of Japan and Nagoya better where they actually finely chopped the garlic. A more consistent flavor. The tofu, yakitori, and spicy albacore were average.
The spicy tuna over crispy rice was definitely a standout. My husband ordered this without consulting me and I tried this dish for the first time at Simon a while back and was not impressed. This was totally different. The rice was crispy and light, not chewy and dense like Simon. I definitely recommend getting this.
As we finished our meal, I kept hearing our server recommend honey toast for dessert to other tables. I love honey toast at Ichiza and I got all excited. We ordered it but when I saw it delivered to other tables I was worried. It has whipped cream on it... and is that chocolate sauce? But it was the best honey toast ever! Not as messy, burnt, or awkward as the Ichiza honey toast. You can eat every bite with a spoon, including the toast. The chocolate sauce tasted great and there is enough ice cream to go with each bite of toast. Yummy!
Happy hour is from 8-close when they offer food, beer, and sake for $2-4. They also have a menu throughout the day where they offer a list of items at 3 for $12.95. The HH menu and the $12.95 menu overlap and depending on what you order, it could be a better deal to order off the HH menu or the $12.95 menu. This requires some advanced math skills and is just not my thing. Also, it reminds me of Applebee's, which is never a good thing. (Has anyone noticed they sell the same thing in 10 different combinations at 10 different prices at Applebee's? It's annoying.) But then again, if I end up spending $2 more because I can't do math, so be it.
Our server was super nice and attentive. It's definitely a fun and friendly place. I'll be back!
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