I wanted to like this place more, and frankly, I was expecting to. I'd say the food overall was about 3 stars, but when you factor in the price (and I don't care that it's on the strip and this is what I should expect to pay. If you pay this much for food, it should be good, regardless of where you are) I have to bump it down a star. My wife's best friend was in town with her husband. They came into some Ka tickets at the last minute, so we had to find dinner at a specific time on short notice. We tried a few places that didn't work, but Shibuya had an opening. To start, we had the rock shrimp tempura, which was fantastic. This is a pile of small shrimp tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce. The evening was off to a great start. The rolls we sampled (Tiger and Shibuya) were just okay. The weren't wrapped well, all of us had trouble keeping them together. For entrees, our friends split the lobster and scallop dish, which is basically a bunch of seafood in a broth. I enjoyed the broth, but some of the seafood was cooked a little long and became slightly tough. I had the fish and chips. I was excited to try a Japanese spin on this dish, but it wasn't that inventive. The fish was still fried white fish, and the wasabi tartar had almost no kick. The best part of the dish was probably the "chips," 2 thin slices of potato tempura fried. This was different from normal fish and chips, which is what I was looking for. The wife had the Australian wagyu skirt steak. This is served with a black pepper teriyaki sauce that the table universally enjoyed. The steak was good, but certainly didn't blow us away. Given the pedigree of wagyu, we were expecting more depth of flavor. The table shared the calpico pannacotta for dessert. The presentation was nifty (see photo) but this was way too tart for me. The macaroons were okay, that was my favorite part of the dish. All in all, I wouldn't say I didn't enjoy the meal, but we certainly left feeling like we did not get what we paid for.
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