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| - There are multiple reasons why I wouldn't go back, from inedible food to slow, scattered service. Focusing primarily on the food, we had ordered a variety of dishes. The Edamame is on the menu as having been 'marinated' so it wasn't a surprise that they didn't come out looking the bright green steamy way we're used to - however the dark camouflage green made them incredible unappetizing. From what I can tell the marinade is soy sauce, and they probably sit in a fridge in it all day. We also ordered the kimchi and I can normally power through the most pungent of fermentations, but this was far too salty, and I the additions of sesame and (what I believe was) dried wakame only confused the dish. We also ate the Kaarage (standard, relatively bland), the Kobe Meatballs (all except one had gristle in it), and the Okonomiyaki which, while beautiful, was nothing but mush. The flavours were completely indistinguishable. We were left being the kind of dinners who just push food around to make it seem as if we ate more than we did, to avoid being rude.
My review lies on the other end of the spectrum from the other yelpers, it seems, but there are too many brilliant restaurants in this College street district to spend another night pushing food around my plate.
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