Went to notion about 5 months ago. I so want to give it 5 stars but I just can't. Very interesting meal and I when I went with it was byob. I ate at Lautrec a few years ago and that was the best meal of my life. So I had high hopes going into this meal.\n\nThings that were amazing: the beef tartar app with gelled soy balls was insane, the beef, oh the beef was melt in your mouth. Between courses chef sent bites that were so delicious. The second dessert was amazing black sesame cake, coconut, cherry, white chocolate.\n\nBut there were some missteps- the ambiance sucks. It's uncomfortable to sit for the meal. Our 6 course tasting included 2 desserts. I thought that was cheap and who wants 2 desserts? The scallops that were processed into gnocchi. Not good. The night we went there were 5 other tables seated around the same time as us and then no one came in for the second seating. Chef could have come and said hello to the few diners he had. And he didn't.  When we went he was relatively new to our neighborhood and it would have been nice if he had said hello.\n\nBut, having said all that. I'll be back. I want to eat his fall menu- hoping to see some game meats and try him out when he has a liquor license. I will not be getting a tasting menu unless it only includes 1 dessert.