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| - It was a lively active scene when we dropped in earlier this week. The restaurant is divided into a few sections-bar, sushi bar, and tables. The menu is pretty diverse-sushi, yakitori, noodles, salads, small and large plates. We ordered a few items and were not overly impressed. We started with edamame and two rolls-tuna/avocado and yellowtail. They were both fine. Hard to screw up edamame. The rolls were not well crafted and a few fell apart on the plate. We then moved on the pork gyoza, fried chicken buns, and the popcorn chicken. Of the three, the gyoza fared the best. The dumplings had a nice sear and the filling inside was flavorful. The bun, on the fried chicken bun, lacked the sponginess and softness that a good bun has. Flavorwise, it was just all right. The popcorn chicken was downright inedible. Upon her first bite, my girlfriend asked, "What am I eating". Was it skin? Was it meat? Was it an old leather shoe? Who knows but we did send it back and had it removed from our bill. Instead, we tried the three cup chicken. I thought it was good although the ginger should have been more prominent. At $14, I would question the value of the dish as well.
As a big fan of Umami, I would have thought the owners would have carried through the attention to detail and execution to this restaurant. After my first visit, it doesn't appear to be the case.
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