Reservation experience: I had made a reservation on Yelp about a week or so in advance.
Location: Unassuming restaurant front. We would street parking a block away.
Ambience: What a gorgeous patio. If you can, try to get seated there.
Food: We tried the Chef’s tasting menu for which I was quite excited. As a vegetarian, it’s usually hard for me to do a tasting menu pretty much anywhere. The tasting menu is good portion size for two people.
I loved the baked crab cake hand roll- both texture and taste. Black evolution salad may be the only salad I have completely gobbled down (I’m not a salad fan, typically).
The truffle maitake and tempura was also great.
Overall, absolutely amazing.
Wait staff: Friendly wait staff who provided us with good directions.
Value for money: The tasting menu is priced at $88. I would happily pay that for the quality and variety of food.
The MOST professional experience I have had in so long. The service was so high-end, professional and kind! I felt so taken care of almost to the point where I felt guilty because they were so attentive and fancy! They put napkins in our laps and opened doors for us. They all looked so clean and put together, and each one of them match with the other host/servers. The two of us shared chef‘s tasting special which included seven amazing dishes that were so hard to believe they were vegan. I loved supporting a place like this that aligns with my values of ethical consumption and compassion!! This is the type of place that we need to be putting our energy into supporting, I also heard it’s a family business and the setting was very intimate and friendly! I would recommend this to any person vegan or not vegan for a truly interesting experience that will blow your mind
This vegan Japanese restaurant was a good experience. It was moderately busy on a Saturday night but there were reservation slots still open for dinnertime. I would recommend ordering a few plates between the group and sharing. The sushi with eggplant on top was the best in my opinion - the eggplant was hot but it almost melted in your mouth and gave a good contrast to the cool pieces of vegetables in the sushi. Every item was plated very well and gave the impression that it was more than just food. They do not give you any soy sauce, unless you ask, but you don't need it because everything was flavored very well.
Had an excellent dinner with excellent service. Every dish was delicious and impressive. Our favorite was the tempura banana desert!
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