1. Not normally the type of restaurant we/especially me prefer - everything is overdone. Corporate place, carefully and perfectly designed interior, showy valet parking, overly attentive and cheerful staff, please leave me alone.
2. That being said, everyone was quite cheerful, plus PJ looked very nice for herself. It was a pleasant evening.
3. Japanese beers just aren't that great (based on a sample of about three over these many years). But the labels look really cool. See picture of bottle of the "microbrew" rice lager that I had - 500ml bottle - Koshihikari Echigo.
4. We were sitting in the area that immediately surrounds the kitchen. Struck up a conversation with one of the folks back there, and he comp'd us an appetizer - grilled shishito peppers "with ponzu and bonito flakes". Never heard of this, though I think respectable foodies would be in the know. Lots of flavor, not too hot at all, I have no idea what ponzu or bonito flakes might be. But it looked great, and we really enjoyed.
5. The shishito peppers, and our entrees, were robata-grilled. Whatever the technique, it worked.
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