3/5 Akira 1 year ago on Google
A
good
location
for
casual
fine
dining.
The
menu
items
felt
like
they
were
supposed
to
be
shared
amongst
the
table,
especially
with
the
"Sides"
menu
(which
we
didn't
partake
in).
The
appetizers
that
we
had
were
amazing
and
the
drinks
we
had
paired
well
with
the
items
we
ordered.
The
black
cod
entrée
was
disappointing
but
the
coconut
curry
was
good.
The
wait
staff
needs
significant
improvements
at
this
price
point
(more
staff
would
likely
resolve
this).
The
donuts
were
okay
but
could
use
a
few
tweaks.
Order:
Eggplant
Bao
Bun
($15.00
for
2
pieces)
x1
-
Soft
and
squishy
bao
bun
-
Tasty
filling
with
a
slight
spice/heat
to
it
-
More
filling
in
the
bao
bun
would
be
nice
Soft
Shell
Crab
($21.00
each)
x1
-
Amazingly
succulent
pork
belly
-
Delicious
and
tender
soft
shell
crab
-
The
cashew
puree
mixed
well
with
the
fatty
porky
belly
and
refreshing
mango/apple
salad
Coconut
Fritter
($26.00
each)
x1
-
Above
average
Thai
curry
base
-
This
felt
like
it
needed
a
side
of
rice
-
At
this
price
point,
I
would
have
expected
the
rice
to
come
with
the
dish
-
The
fritters
could
have
used
more
salt
Black
Cod
($39.00
each)
x1
-
Disappointing
entrée,
especially
at
this
price
point
-
Extremely
mild
and
under
seasoned
dashi
-
The
cod
was
cooked
perfectly
and
fell
apart
-
The
glaze
on
the
cod
did
not
come
through,
leaving
the
white
fish
to
be
quite
bland
-
A
lot
of
bok
choy
in
the
dashi
which
was
slightly
bitter
-
The
mushrooms
in
the
dashi
were
nice
but
didn't
give
enough
umami
to
the
dish
White
Chocolate
&
Cranberry
(2)
and
Dark
Chocolate
(1)
Donuts
($9.00
for
the
3
donuts)
x1
-
The
cranberry
was
only
on
one
side
of
the
donut,
leading
to
half
the
donut
being
extremely
tart
and
the
other
half
being
just
white
chocolate
-
The
dark
chocolate
donut
was
overpowered
by
the
dark
chocolate
sauce
(which
felt
like
a
80-90%
dark
chocolate),
leading
to
only
bitterness
-
The
dark
chocolate
donut
should
be
tweaked
to
add
something
to
cut
the
bitterness,
such
as
a
citrus
or
caramel
Respect
Your
Elders
($14.00
each)
x1
-
Strawberry
flavor
came
through
-
A
great
summer
drink
Atmosphere
and
Site:
-
The
site
is
in
an
amazing
location
off
of
Byward
Market
tucked
away
from
the
busy
street
-
The
site
offered
indoor
seating
in
both
a
sunroom
and
main
ground
floor
as
well
as
outdoor
seating
-
The
indoor
seating
in
the
sunroom
had
a
'greenhouse'
sort
of
effect
which
made
the
sunroom
seating
a
bit
humid
-
The
overall
décor
and
art
in
the
restaurant
were
very
nice
-
Beautiful
exposed
stone
walls
-
The
finishings
(such
as
the
salt
lamp
lights)
could
be
improved
so
they
are
less
tacky
-
Some
dish
wear
should
be
replaced
(we
had
a
significantly
scratched
up
bowl)
Service:
-
The
appetizers
and
drinks
came
out
within
10~
after
ordering
them,
the
entrees
came
out
15~
mins
after
the
appetizers
(good
pacing),
strangely
the
donuts
(dessert)
took
around
15~
mins
(quite
long)
to
come
after
placing
the
dessert
order
-
The
wait
staff
seemed
extremely
busy
and/or
understaffed
and
getting
service
at
our
table
was
slow
-
The
dirty
dishes
remained
on
our
table
for
a
fairly
long
time
after
finishing
the
appetizer
course
and
the
entrée
course
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