Of course the prices have been updated for lost inflation. It's equally grand as either a light meal or a late-night refuel. Thinly sliced beef tenderloin marinated in lime juice is perfected with the addition of slightly burnt onions and cleansing cilantro. Like a frozen mignonette, the cool granita was able to add zest to the oyster without overpowering its buttery texture and briny liquor. The prices for entrees jumped exponentially, almost enough so that I wondered if I should have saved the money and bought a round-trip ticket to Southeast Asia.
Atmosphere becomes more costly by the day.
Perhaps one day restaurants won't need to serve food at all. Again, the expected steaminess is missing amid the ferns and other flora, but the remembrance of spheres of influence past is not.