Carine B.
Yelp
Party of two, we arrived at 8PM (they closed at 9PM) and were seated promptly. Immediately, I knew I was going to like this place. It was eclectic and charming at the same time and I couldn't stop taking in the wallpaper and the fun decor. It was done tastefully...not over the top or gimmicky. But... We weren't here for the decor so onto the food.
Immediately we were greeted by one of the servers who happened also be co-owner. She was incredibly sweet, and she informed us that most of the tuna dishes were sold out, but if there was anything we wanted still available, she could get it in right away. we out with two that we wanted to try and our full order included:
Cucumber salad
Hamapeño roll
Short ribs
Seared Scallops
Hamachi crudo
Crunchy spicy tuna
Tuna wontons
Fennel Lemon tea
Every single dish was delightful. My sister's favorite is the crunchy spicy tuna, which comes on top of a perfectly crisp bed of rice. I found it to be not too thick and not too thin... Just right.
The short ribs were also pretty tasty with a teriyaki type of marinade, but done ever so lightly that it didn't overpower. The short ribs were cooked tender. I would've preferred cutting shears over a thin steak knife, but we got through it (pun intended).
We also were obsessed with the miso cabbage base of the seared scallops. I can't even describe them... It was like if scallop cheesy potatoes had morphed into stew cabbage. I did find the scallops a bit too salty but they were seared to perfection. They were so delicate and melted like butter with each bite.
Each dish was fresh and well done. One thing we noticed is that many of the dishes used jalapeño... We could've done with switching it up or not having jalapeño in everything. And, be warned, the Hamapeño is spicy! I might've been reading the menu too fast, but I didn't realize it was jalapeño and wasabi in the Hamachi roll which provided a sinus-clearing kick! Still - very yummy...just- surprising.
Service all in all was 5 stars. We interacted with three different servers and all were very friendly, making sure that we were happy with our meal and our needs were met.