Saw a lot of good reviews, so we decided to celebrate my birthday there last Saturday evening. We thought it would be packed as it is highly rated, so we called in advance before going. We arrived at 6:00pm, it was almost empty, only one table of customers, the seats are very spacious, and the whole restaurant is in a kind of awkward layout, we were seated very close to the entrance although the whole resultant was almost empty. The bar seemed so far away, there was no background music, the lighting is so dark, it is.a high end looking place, but just not very appealing. Maybe it is a good place for people like privacy more than celebrating birthdays. We didn't order a lot as they didn't find the atmosphere there, we tried corn riblets ($9) as starter. One corn was cut into 4 pieces for easy eating with chili on the top to give a little kick, I actually liked it. Then we ordered oysters (west coast 6 pieces $20) it was quite fresh and nicely sit on ice cubes. Signature Maki Bakudan $24 with so many layers of flavors ( it has asparagus inside and torched salmon and scallop), highly recommended. The last but not least Kushiyaki set $19 which came with 5 yummy barbecue skewers, the bacon wrapped tomato is very special, all the meat is tender and well seasoned. Overall the food 4/5, service 3/5, environment 3/5. I cannot say it is the best place to celebrate birthdays, but it can be good for people like quiet places. read more