Ehhhhh...the night was made cooler when Nobu himself came out to greet a table of obscenely loud, obnoxiously ostentatious people next to us and I stopped him on his way back into the kitchen to say hi. But, after the reviews everyone I know gave it, frankly, I was expecting more. My parents went on and on about the mushroom salad for 15 minutes. We thought it was good, but kind of forgetable. In fact the whole evening was that way. Good, but forgettable. Which was weird, because our friend Brian, who was with us that evening (though granted, he was the only one of us who ordered the $120 tasting menu) exclaimed that it was one of the top 5 meals of his life (and he eats at far fancier restaurants in far closer intervals than we do). The place was rather loud, the waitstaff was nice but not at ALL overly so. For the money, I was hoping for an unforgettable meal.
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