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| - Came in with a buytopia deal that covered $130 worth of food for $40. Now, given the yelp reviews, I was expecting utter disappointment. And...well, it wasn't that bad I guess, but we spent $108 on two entrees, two sides, two half-full glasses of wine, and a piece of cake between two people. Given the quality and portion of the food, it would have been really disappointing if we were to pay the full price for it.
The most popular item in reviews is the steak, which is advertised as a 10 oz striploin. The first thing the waitress does is explain that the striploin will be 8 oz instead of 10, due to "recent changes to the menu".
I had a steak sandwich for starters and the steak as the entree. It's basically the same steak, except one comes between two slices of artisan bread and a piece of lettuce, while the other comes on a plate with fries. Both come with mushrooms and some sort of sauce. The steak wasn't too small, wasn't too thin, and it was cooked I suppose. Tastes like the same steak I had at japanese AYCE a few weeks ago, which is not bad if you're not expecting much! Given my expectations for this place, it was not a bad meal.
My dining companion ordered the calamari fritti and the pan roasted chicken.
The calamari came with 8 pieces of deep-fried squid, though another table received 9. Awkward. The pan roasted chicken was very juicy, so that was a plus I guess.
The cake was probably the best item of the night, though it doesn't seem like cake is available on the menu. Makes me wonder if they had it specially brought in for the coupon users. It is unfortunate the cake is just a small square piece of cake, shared between two. Would have been nice if they had two pieces of cake.
We had the opportunity to witness a fireball during the meal when a napkin caught on fire on one of the candles on the table, so that provided some entertainment.
Overall...you'd probably have a better experience just going to an AYCE sushi place nearby.
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