Aiko I.
Yelp
I booked here after seeing reviews with pictures of beautiful cocktails, but I did not see many cocktails in the menu when we were here. But after visiting here and went home, I learned that they have another speakeasy space in the back with bunch of cocktail menus. I should have asked for a table in that space.
I was here with my girl friend who loves oyster and cocktails.
But that was OK, it was a hot day, we craved for beer anyways. They had 3 kinds of draft beer, incl. Asahi, IPA and Guinness.
We ordered (food):
#1. Naked Oysters (6 pieces $28)
#2. DIRTY MARTINI Oyesters (6 pieces $29)
#3. BEEF CARPACCIO($17)
#4. FRITES
Our main purpose here was oysters. I liked #1 but did not like #2. oyster (in a shell) is drenched in martini with chopped Castelvetrano olives & some fish roes on top. Although I am a big fun of Castelvetrano olives, I did not feel its nuttiness and crisp texture, and fish roes are tasteless. Resulting in bland flavour.
#3 was disappointing. Beef slices were super paper thin, sticking onto the plate. The main flavour that I felt from the dishes were from its toppings like Truffle Aioli (Truffle not detectable), Arugula, Piave (cheese), Chimichurri, some caper flavor. Fresh truffle was supposed to be in this dish but I did not feel that. I questioned what I was eating when eating this.
#4 was ok. When it came to the table, I was excited about its presentation. Crispy fries were absolutely well done and tasty. But after eating top several pieces, I realised that underneath these beautiful fried sticks were tons of debris. The dip (Black Garlic Aioli) was not impressive.
What I appreciated this place this time about - was the table. We were seated outside in patio - the tables were well spaced, perfect for girls catching up.