Keith S.
Yelp
Happy Hour Time!! Everyday from 4-6 the restaurant has some awesome drink and food specials as part of their daily happy hour specials. The select plates and beverages are half off, which is just an incredible deal.
Our first order of drinks were great. Round two we would have both loved to have skipped. But, they had liquor in them so we made sure to finish them off. We started off with the Zen Garden and Honolulu Blue. Both were great drinks and you could easily order any of those two and enjoy the drink. The Honolulu blue comes in a great glass with ample cherries and pineapple. Definitely a drink you'd get on the nearest beach. The zen garden was an excellently crafted cocktail. Nice flavors. As far as drinks to skip....the yuzu margarita. Trust me, it's not the great margarita flavors we've all come to know and love.
We love a good happy hour and being able to share plates together. We added one appetizer that wasn't part of happy hour, but it's well worth getting so I'll start with that one. The Japanese hot rock is a river rock brought to the table scorching hot. You have a choice of either filet or tuna to let the river rock cook your meat to your specified perfection. The meat is accompanied with a great sauce, some salt/pepper mix to allow seasoning, and some flavorful cucumbers that were marinated.
The edamame is a great snack for the table, and these appetizers/plates from here on out were all half off. Two flavor options for the edamame and us liking a little kick went with the spicy. The ginger garlic is your other choice. Order these, you'll love them.
The potstickers were great. Perfectly pan fried and accompanied with a very flavorful dipping sauce. So good, that we added a second order halfway through the meal. Start with these so you can order another round if you need a bit more food.
We moved onto a sushi roll and decided on the Scorpion-Fire Roll. The roll consists of shrimp tempura, jalapeño, chipotle sauce, guacamole, black rice, and tobiko. It was a good roll with lots of flavors going on. Much different than your traditional roll. The presentation is excellent as the roll definitely looks like a dragon the way it's decorated. Unless your dining guest has a head that's in the gutter because then it looks very provocative. Photo attached!
We wanted a little more food so we went with the combo tacos which come with three. We tried both the Korean chicken and fried fish. These were the let down of the meal and I would just skip these entirely. The fried fish looked like someone took a fish stick and tried doctoring it up. The Korean chicken lacked some flavor and was overwhelmed with the tortilla flavor. Order another sushi roll instead of venturing towards these.
We added the Japanese hot rock for $11, 2 orders of potstickers, edamame, the fire roll, 3 taco combo, and 4 drinks to get a bill of $55. You can't beat the happy hour and we would definitely come back for it. The restaurant has a great ambiance and definitely a place that feels fun to come to.