. "I was thrilled when my mom told me she and her friend needed a ride from the airport to the Sheraton downtown. Finally, I was in the area (as opposed to the hour away that I live) to try Nine 05. I had been wanting to try this restaurant for a while.\n\nI have to admit first off that I'm a little biased. I've worked with Jay Bogsinske in the past and know first hand that he is truly committed to quality food. \n\nBut that being said, and all biases aside, Nine 05 was YUMtacular. We had the pork belly crepe and tomato katsu for appetizers. The pork belly was tasty, but kind of challenging to eat in the crepe. The tomato katsu was BOMB. Oh my gosh, it was difficult for me to share with my guests and I'm pretty sure I hogged it all.\n\nFor entrees, we shared red curry mussels and pork belly fried rice (can you tell I love pork belly?!). The mussels were really tasty and the curry was well-balanced. The fried rice was fabulous as well. The portion sizes were very generous. Three of us shared two entrees and were stuffed. Chef also brought us a rock shrimp lettuce wrap appetizer which was fantastic. For drinks, we each had a San Miguel, which I suppose is a bit pedestrian, but you never see filipino beer on a drink list in phx. And my dad worked his entire career at San Miguel, so we had them in his honor :o) For dessert, we had the coffee and chocolate tart. YUUUUUUUMMMMMMM.\n\nI am DEFINITELY going back to Nine 05 with my hubby. Food was amazing, ambiance and decor were fabulous, service was impeccable. I just wish I didn't live an hour away...."^^ . "5"^^ . "0"^^ . "2"^^ . . "2009-10-23T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . .