We were seated and ordering before the restaurant told us that half the menu was out of stock. The lobster roe pasta and black sesame dessert also didn’t live up to the hype. Overall, had an average experience here, but bumping it up a star because their baby cauliflower was actually a pleasant surprise
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Bob
Creative and inventive spin to Japanese cuisine. We really enjoyed it, especially the lobster roe pasta! Everything was a treat, and the staff took good care of us. Thanks for the great meal!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
陈柏文
The customer services was completely the worst I ever been before, the front desk was very very rude and don’t let us sit and says stuff like I don’t want to make this difficult and this is our policy completely don’t understand what the front dusk is doing. We have a reservation of 4 and 3 of us is there and the other guy was parking, don’t understand why we cannot sit and order first?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jeffrey Bary
Food arrived very fast. Tasty Japanese food very different from sushi or ramen.
Cozy and tasteful interior. Great food with generous portions. One of the better Japanese themed places in Boston.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Monkfish Katsu
Lisa Plimpton
Oyster mushrooms and monkfish katsu were delicious. We are pescatarian and vegetarian and there were many options for us.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish, Oyster Mushrooms
Michelle S
TLDR: I would not recommend eating here.
I don't write reviews but this was genuinely such a rough experience that I must. First, the food is small and expensive. Second, somehow most of the dishes we had were devoid of flavor. We ordered the monkfish katsu, a tuna sashimi (a special) the miso soup with crab, mussels, and a yuzu basque cheesecake (also a special). The gochujang sauce with the mussels was good, but everything ranged from meh to actually bad. The cheesecake in particular was so bad it was almost the first dish I have ever sent back in my entire life. It was grainy, flavorless and the entire top surface had a 3mm layer of char (I do know that basque cheesecake is burnt, but this was too much and unpleasant). Please stop making this dish.
Drinks are good. The sake flight and mocktail I got were really nice. Plus the vibe and atmosphere of the place is cute and cozy. If you just want to drink that could be fun, but if you're hungry go somewhere else.
Service very much had the vibe of trying to rush us out even though we had spent about an hour at the table, but no staff were unpleasant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Mr. Lynch
Great food, Great service, and hands down the best looking staff
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kimi Zhang
Servers and front desk had very bad attitudes toward guests, we had our reservation and one person was parking and the front desk just would not let us in. Plus when they are checking our ids they squished my id and put it under light to see if it was fake. It was pretty insulting.
Unique delicious food with a lovely staff and amazing atmosphere! Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sashimi Bowl
Eugene Chen
The atmosphere is good! The foods are delicious! We came super early so we don’t need to wait for a table. Make sure you reserve it ahead of time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oyster Mushrooms
Kevin Mastro
Disclaimer: we didn’t try the drinks and based on the other reviews, the drinks seem to be important.
The food was not it. Perhaps a bad night? Perhaps a bad selection of food? If I was to go again, I would ask for more guidance from the serving staff or something to try and increase the likelihood of having some good food.
We had the cabbage which was strangely unoriginal. Blanched with some sesame oil. Do not recommend.
Toro cucumber salad was okay.
The fried rice was not good. We even got the crab and the whole dish emphasized their issues with proper seasoning.
Roasted skate wing was okay though I would not recommend any of the four dishes we tried.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 3
Julia Rourke
Really nice atmosphere… great food… the dessert was amazing… black sesame sundae!! Service was great:) would recommend :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tian Tian
The Worst Food I’ve Ever Had
I am genuinely baffled by how this restaurant can operate with such poor cooking skills, let alone receive a high rating on Google. The food tasted awful—my friend and I couldn’t even finish our meals because of how bad they were. We ended up going to H Mart afterward to buy pre-made food just to satisfy our hunger, which says a lot because even the pre-packaged food tasted miles better.
It’s mind-boggling to think people are giving this place high ratings. Have these reviewers never experienced good food before, or are their taste buds somehow malfunctioning? Regardless of the reason, I can’t help but feel sorry for them.
The last restaurant that left me with a similar level of disappointment has since closed permanently. I wish this one the best of luck following in its footsteps.
Cozy neighborhood spot with friendly service and excellent food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Ribs, Fish, Oyster Mushrooms
We were seated and ordering before the restaurant told us that half the menu was out of stock. The lobster roe pasta and black sesame dessert also didn’t live up to the hype. Overall, had an average experience here, but bumping it up a star because their baby cauliflower was actually a pleasant surprise
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Creative and inventive spin to Japanese cuisine. We really enjoyed it, especially the lobster roe pasta! Everything was a treat, and the staff took good care of us. Thanks for the great meal!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The customer services was completely the worst I ever been before, the front desk was very very rude and don’t let us sit and says stuff like I don’t want to make this difficult and this is our policy completely don’t understand what the front dusk is doing. We have a reservation of 4 and 3 of us is there and the other guy was parking, don’t understand why we cannot sit and order first?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food arrived very fast. Tasty Japanese food very different from sushi or ramen.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Ribs, Oyster Mushrooms, Super Fresh Seafood, Miso Pork Belly
Cozy and tasteful interior. Great food with generous portions. One of the better Japanese themed places in Boston.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Monkfish Katsu
Oyster mushrooms and monkfish katsu were delicious. We are pescatarian and vegetarian and there were many options for us.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish, Oyster Mushrooms
TLDR: I would not recommend eating here.
I don't write reviews but this was genuinely such a rough experience that I must. First, the food is small and expensive. Second, somehow most of the dishes we had were devoid of flavor. We ordered the monkfish katsu, a tuna sashimi (a special) the miso soup with crab, mussels, and a yuzu basque cheesecake (also a special). The gochujang sauce with the mussels was good, but everything ranged from meh to actually bad. The cheesecake in particular was so bad it was almost the first dish I have ever sent back in my entire life. It was grainy, flavorless and the entire top surface had a 3mm layer of char (I do know that basque cheesecake is burnt, but this was too much and unpleasant). Please stop making this dish.
Drinks are good. The sake flight and mocktail I got were really nice. Plus the vibe and atmosphere of the place is cute and cozy. If you just want to drink that could be fun, but if you're hungry go somewhere else.
Service very much had the vibe of trying to rush us out even though we had spent about an hour at the table, but no staff were unpleasant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Great food, Great service, and hands down the best looking staff
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Servers and front desk had very bad attitudes toward guests, we had our reservation and one person was parking and the front desk just would not let us in. Plus when they are checking our ids they squished my id and put it under light to see if it was fake. It was pretty insulting.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Unique delicious food with a lovely staff and amazing atmosphere! Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sashimi Bowl
The atmosphere is good! The foods are delicious! We came super early so we don’t need to wait for a table. Make sure you reserve it ahead of time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oyster Mushrooms
Disclaimer: we didn’t try the drinks and based on the other reviews, the drinks seem to be important.
The food was not it. Perhaps a bad night? Perhaps a bad selection of food? If I was to go again, I would ask for more guidance from the serving staff or something to try and increase the likelihood of having some good food.
We had the cabbage which was strangely unoriginal. Blanched with some sesame oil. Do not recommend.
Toro cucumber salad was okay.
The fried rice was not good. We even got the crab and the whole dish emphasized their issues with proper seasoning.
Roasted skate wing was okay though I would not recommend any of the four dishes we tried.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 3
Really nice atmosphere… great food… the dessert was amazing… black sesame sundae!! Service was great:) would recommend :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Worst Food I’ve Ever Had
I am genuinely baffled by how this restaurant can operate with such poor cooking skills, let alone receive a high rating on Google. The food tasted awful—my friend and I couldn’t even finish our meals because of how bad they were. We ended up going to H Mart afterward to buy pre-made food just to satisfy our hunger, which says a lot because even the pre-packaged food tasted miles better.
It’s mind-boggling to think people are giving this place high ratings. Have these reviewers never experienced good food before, or are their taste buds somehow malfunctioning? Regardless of the reason, I can’t help but feel sorry for them.
The last restaurant that left me with a similar level of disappointment has since closed permanently. I wish this one the best of luck following in its footsteps.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
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