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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

fine dining

Last night Paul and I decided to go check out the much talked about Nobu - the restaurant where Iron Chef Morimoto was trained. Even though I don't exactly have the most sensitive palette I will do a quick and dirty review of the dishes we sampled. I even managed to snag a couple pictures of dessert, but was too embarrassed to take pictures of our main courses when the restaurant was all packed.

Spicy Miso Chips with Tuna or Scallops (2 pieces) 6.00: This first dish consisted of two tiny chips with tuna on top. We each barely got one bite-full and it really wasn't enough to decide whether or not the dish was anything special. Both of us agreed this was the most disappointing dish of the night - but it was also the cheapest so you can afford to order two if you really want to get a taste of what you're eating.

Toro Tartare 30.00: Delicious. Toro (the fatty part of tuna) topped with caviar in a very fresh wasabi sauce. We were tempted to order another.

New Style Sashimi 16.00 (Salmon): We ordered this on the recommendation of the waitress. Seared salmon in a delicious sauce (hints of lime? lemon? I have no idea.) with scallions on top to give it a little extra kick.

And then we were onto the hot dishes...

Rock Shrimp Tempura with Ponzu and Chili Pepper or Creamy Spicy Sauce 18.00: We went with the Creamy Spicy Sauce, which is supposedly the most popular. We were expecting four, maybe six pieces of shrimp but were delighted when the waitress brought us a pretty sizeable portion. It tasted like a very lemon-y version of the Chinese honey shrimp dish. It was delicious and helped fill us up a bit.

Chilean Sea Bass with Black Bean Sauce 18.00: Paul's favorite dish of the night. Maybe mine too. The sea bass was tender and buttery and full of flavor. Not overpriced either considering I've had seabass at Chinese restaurants for $40+.

Broiled Black Cod with Miso 19.00: Apparently this is one of Nobu's signature dishes and it was quite delicious. The miso sauce was perfect with the sweet flavor of the fish.

Bento Box 10.00: A warm Valrhona chocolate souffle cake with shiso syrup, white chocolate sauce and green tea ice cream. In my humble opinion the richness of the chocolate souffle cake completely overpowered the green tea ice cream. I was a little disappointed but if you love rich chocolate you'll definitely love this dessert.


Pineapple Dessert 10.00: This is not what it was called but I can't find it on the website and I can't really remember what was in it, but both Paul and I liked this better than the Bento Box. The flavors of the pineapple and caramel went together perfectly and it was not too sweet either.


And here is my happy and full buddha boy admiring dessert.

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