3/5 A L. 1 year ago on Google
We
came
here
to
celebrate
my
husband's
birthday
on
a
Saturday
night.
We
parked
at
the
parking
structure
across
the
street
for
free.
It
is
very
easy
to
make
reservations
on
open
table,
if
you
fail
to
make
it
to
the
reservations,
the
restaurant
will
charge
you
$40
per
person.
I
was
not
aware
the
cellar
was
designed
in
the
60s
by
someone
that
created
the
pirates
of
the
Caribbean.
And
so
many
people
mentioned
the
place
is
hard
to
find,
it
got
me
nervous
that
we
wouldn't
make
it
to
the
restaurant
on
time.
After
walking
by
somisomi,
you
will
walk
through
a
gate
into
a
plaza,
and
the
restaurant
is
located
at
the
end
of
the
hallway
to
the
right.
There
is
a
very
dark
staircase
going
down
into
a
very
dark
place.
The
vibe
is
very
unique
with
the
whole
restaurant
built
underneath
in
the
basement.
Watch
your
steps!
Not
sure
if
it's
just
me,
but
the
place
smells
a
little
like
dampness
or
urine.....
Salty
food
alert
We
ordered
bunch
of
food
to
try.
Cocktail:
5
stars
He
ordered
the
odyssey,
he
mentioned
one
of
the
best
cocktail.
Not
overly
sweet
bur
great
flavors.
Appetizers
:
Escargot
with
mushrooms
and
puff
pastry
-
2
stars
I
got
so
excited
for
the
escargot
and
puff
pastry
combo!!!
However,
I
have
tried
Escargot
multiple
places,
this
is
the
first
place
Escargot
failed
me.
There
is
no
butter
or
garlic
flavors
but
salt,
a
lot
of
salt.
It
is
too
salty
to
eat.
Thank
God,
the
server
brought
some
warm
bread,
dipping
with
bread
and
butter,
we
managed
to
ignore
the
saltiness.
Lobster
bisque
-
4
stars
Very
very
tasty
Lobster
bisque
with
small
chunks
of
Lobster.
Order
one
bowl
to
split
for
sharing
is
a
must,
it
feels
quite
rich
and
salty
at
the
end.
Main
course:
Salmon
with
black
rice
:
2
stars
The
salmon
is
something
that
I
can
easily
make
at
home,
rice
is
tasty
but
it
gets
very
salty
at
the
end.
Lamb
shank:
2
stars
The
lamb
meat
is
cooked
long
enough
to
fall
off
the
bones.
However,
very
salty
flavors
and
kinda
gamey.
We
started
to
doubt
ourselves
at
this
point....
Is
our
taste
broken
or
this
chef
very
heavy
on
the
salt??
Brussel
Sprouts
:
2
stars
The
type
of
Brussels
Sprout
easily
to
make
at
home
with
honey,
nothing
special.
But
it
helped
us
to
balance
the
rest
of
the
food
since
they
are
sooooooo
salty.
Also
6
glasses
of
water
really
help.
Chocolate
souffle
with
caramel
sauce:
4
stars
It
is
hot
and
fresh
and
very
tasty,
bit
lack
of
chocolate
flavors
like
any
other
comments
mentioned.
Service
:
6
stars
Best
service
we
have
for
a
long
time
dining
in
OC.
The
server
truly
takes
care
of
his
table,
he
is
knowledgeable
about
the
restaurant
and
the
menu.
He
refilled
water
frequently
and
cleaned
the
table
often.
And
he
brought
us
on
the
house
creme
Brulee,
that
was
really
tasty.
Every
server
in
the
restaurant
carries
very
high
standards,
that's
very
admirable.
Vibes:
4
stars
If
you
can
disregard
the
weird
smells
and
no
cellphone
reception,
this
restaurant
has
a
unique
dark
vibe
and
we
had
such
a
good
time
with
great
conversation.
And
I
noticed
all
the
other
tables
were
also
having
really
great
conversations
without
the
distraction
of
a
cell
phone.
It
was
definitely
a
very
special
experience
even
though
the
food
is
not
great.
Overall,
spending
over
$200
for
very
salty
not
so
great
food
just
makes
it
hard
for
us
to
come
back.
(...I'm
not
salty
about
it
at
all...)
I
would
love
to
see
this
restaurant
keep
going
for
another
50
years,
but
with
all
these
reviews
mentioning
overly
salty
food.
Please
gather
the
staff
and
try
the
food
yourself.
No
matter
how
nice
of
ingredients
or
dish
preparation,
overly
salty
food
kills
all
the
flavors.
Even
if
there
is
a
nice
vibe
and
great
service
in
the
restaurant,
we
are
going
for
food
at
the
end
of
the
day.
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