Q: positive

A: Checked it out on a sunday night and the place was DEAD. Six people including the waitress. But, that didn't stop us. We sat under a hood; all the tables have Korean BBQ setups. The inner Decor was nice and modern, but I have a huge problem with the lighting and the chairs. People listen up: if you have a restaurant put in comfortable chairs, Please! Our waitress was friendly and dressed in a Japanese school girl get up; interesting. She suggested ordering a few things and then maybe ordering more if we're still hungry. So for the first round we had the fried shrimp, ahi poke, beef skewers, and sushi salad. The fried shrimp were wrapped in a shredded phyllo or noodle and then fried. Pretty tasty. Ahi was piled on top of a bunch of shaved daikon which was unremarkable. However, the Ahi was spicy, fresh, and firm. The beef skewers were finely cooked but just were ok. There wasn't anything wrong, just plain. Simple is good, but they were boring. We thought the sushi salad could have been more inventive. The quality of the fish was great, but it was mixed into what appeared to be that industrial restaurant salad; you know the one with iceberg, red cabbage and carrots. We finished our four starters, enjoyed our drinks and decided we needed salty-greasy to finish us off..... We then dove into the french fries with spicy aioli and dragon balls! The dragon balls were interesting to say the least. Two spicy tuna meatballs that were breaded and fully cooked. The flavor was nice, but the breading was really hard. On the border of not being able to be cut. The fries were hot and salty just like we wanted. overall, I liked the place. I hope that as word gets out more people will show up. If we go back I would try the korean bbq for something different.

Q: negative

A: I hate to leave bad reviews but it is what it is. You are better off ordering a cake from your local grocery store. It will be less expensive and more professional looking. In some fairness to the owner, she got stuck with us because another chef couldn't do it last minute. So maybe it was a "rush" job (she had 24 hour notice) and normally her cakes are beautiful, I don't know. If that was the case though, she just should have told us she couldn't take the job and we could have easily run to Costco and grabbed a cake. Instead we got a cake that people were SHOCKED came from a professional bakery. It was such a waste of money.

Q: negative

A: This place is hit or miss. We were able to each score a $6 for $10 Groupon, so that was good. However, this place is WAY overpriced. I mean like REALLY overpriced, a few dollars over any Starbucks Manhattan price expensive. The first time here, I asked for an iced pumpkin chai. And I got stared at like I had ten heads. I was told that, they don't put ice in their iced drinks. What? Then what makes it iced? The girl told me though that if I wanted ice in my iced chai, she'd give me ice, though no one ever asks for it. Okay....and $7, (yes $7) for this drink that was disgusting. It was undrinkable. I had to throw it away, I felt awkward going back up and asking for something else. I also got the YaYa's yogurt parfait, and that was very tasty, but it was $5 so it was still expensive. For breakfast for two and two drinks (boy got an unsweetened iced tea and a plain bagel) it was like $23. Gimmie a break! Sorry, but that's just way too expensive, even for a food court in a casino. The second time around, I tried one of their famous blended drinks, the small mocha with soy, and the boy got an iced earl grey tea. Tip - if you like iced tea, they can make any of their regular teas iced so you will have plenty of flavor choices. The large iced tea is $5, FYI. And no, they won't question you on your wanting ice in your iced tea drink, just if you want iced chais. :) I guess if you are able to get the Groupon, give it a try, but honestly - right next door is Earl, and you get unlimited free refills and for half the price.

Q: positive

A:
I've been eating here regularly for a couple years now. The food is amazing and the staff is even better. I've only had one negative experience ever and not only did they take care of it, but they personally apologized and offered to go above and beyond for the next visit. Couldn't be happier to have this neighborhood gem. Oh, and the new hummus pizza is WONDERFUL.