"The chef here introduces this salad as his take on a Flanigan’s caesar—if it studied abroad in Japan and fell in love with nori. The fact that they’ve given the salad an entire fictional backstory is already a good sign. It starts with buttery whole lettuce leaves mixed with nori, trout roe, and dried bonito. Then it’s blanketed with a snowstorm of shaved parmesan. This is a fancy caesar that can proudly stand side by side with the foie gras, crudo, and parmesan foams on Kojin’s menu." - virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer