I'm married to a lovely Chinese lady....so three Chinese and two came here for the first time. I'm the only one that ate, they pretty much left their food untouched as it wasn't that good. Both orders of dumplings had to be sent back because dough still tough and meat raw. Was told the food here was great but was pretty bad in all honesty. Will not be back. Another indicator that the food isn't good....my friends was the only Chinese customers for the hour we were here.... read more

Wow - what a great lil Joint. I've been craving dim som & while we didn't have that here the reviews in their dumplings warranted an out of the way trip to try it out...who can resist a name like Fat Dragon(?) I'm not a huge fan of egg rolls, but my husband ordered the cheeseburger egg rolls (which sounds soo wrong) but he was instantly in heaven - so apparently they're onto something with that option. The pork belly fritter bao looked fresh & hit the spot. We ordered a 2nd set of these delicious bites....they should figure out how to make these into an entree. My main dish was the Dan Dan noodles - Just the right amount of spice & and the fried garlic aroma had me from "hello"! I was a little disappointed that this dish was served in the to go containers - even though we ate there - it was a bit of a hassle getting it all mixed together. However...it was delicious so I can't complain too much. We ordered both spicy and regular pork soup dumplings... we didn't care for the regular as much as the spicy - a little too bland (even with the sauces). The chocolate and coconut dumplings were fantastic. They're small so you'll want to pop it in your mouth in 1 bite -but beware - that coconut sauce is piping hot! Poke a hole to let it cool off just a bit. Pork lo mein - was good, kind of hard to screw up pork lo mein :) I'd recommend this place. They are a little short staffed so they are still serving everything in to go containers (a la COVID takeout style) so it feels wasteful when you're eating in the restaurant, but they gotta do what they gotta do. read more

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I think my brother was the one who told me about the soup dumplings & how he liked them, for that reason I am now disowning him from the family cuz the dumplings are INDEED horrible. Today, 30 mins ago was my first time here and is the very last time. Upon arriving I was told to have a seat, so i did. no one ever came to take my order, I didn't know to order at counter. Ordered a pop, again I did not know to get the pop myself from the refrigerator. I just sat there at the table and waited like a dummy. The dude working did not fill me in on how they run the shop. he just stood there or disappeared in the kitchen. egg rolls got delivered in togo packet, the rolls taste freezer burnt and mushy on the inside. nasty. the soup dumplings arrive & they suck. they are definitely frozen, the skin chewy. I never received plates, utensils, cup of ice, chili oil, vinegar!! why ?? bc you have to walk your butt to the end of the restaurant and get it all yourself. and they have the audacity the have a tip drawer at the counter hahaha. the place was dead for lunch. the caddy, napkins , menu's on my table was filthyyy. so disgusting. I can only imagine the kitchen. ew, yikes. I didn't order anything else. I quickly order and went and ate next door. read more

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Fat Dragon is a solid choice with a large variety of Chinese and Asian dishes. The dumplings are just okay because the peel is kind of thick and doughy, but they're relatively inexpensive so they're acceptable if you're just trying to get a quick fix. The other two dishes were good and I would regularly eat here if I lived nearby. The food is all in to go containers now which is mostly ok except the lids on the sauces were pretty much melting. read more

Fat Dragon - Mala Spicy Soup Dumplings (4), Original Pork Soup Dumplings (4), Japanese Style Yakiudon, Cumin Lamb Dumplings (8) - Asian Fusion Near Me - Austin, Texas

The menu is HUGE! I had never had soup dumplings before. They are yummy! The soup is HUGE! share with 4 or 5. I loved the wonton one. They egg drop with corn was sweet, kinda cold and odd. The twice cooked pork was similar to bacon. It was extra greasy. The veggies were yummy though. I'd go again. I'm just not a fan of going to the counter to order! I wish they had waiters. They do bring your food to you, unlike Asia cafe. read more

Fat Dragon - Asian Fusion Near Me - Austin, Texas

This is my new favorite sushi restaurant in Austin. We stopped in here for lunch on a Saturday and had a delicious meal. We had a salmon roll, tuna roll, a crab and shrimp tempura roll, some yellowfin nigiri, and miso soup and all of it was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. They have a sister restaurant next door with the same name that serves dumplings, ramen, and other dishes, which we hope to try next. read more

Fat Dragon - Asian Fusion Near Me - Austin, Texas

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This place is so amazing! If you love Asian food this is the place to visit. It's definitely the most authentic I've had. The ingredients are always fresh. My favorite is the soup dumplings, unfortunately they are dine in only. It's still worth dinning in, just for dumplings. My goal is to try something new on the menu every visit, of course with a side of dumplings. The restaurant is clean and simple decorated with collector action figurines. The staff is all very nice, walking around to greet guest and check on their satisfaction of food. read more

Homemade dumplings. We came here bc of Reddit. Originally, we wanted it to be a cart service, but was ok with how they served it. A little overpriced, but still worth try this place. read more

I have had my eye on going to Fat Dragon for a while. Since I was meeting my favorite server friend This place was close to her so she wouldn't be late to work. I got to the strip mall before she did. My heart sank when I noticed a sign on the door saying take away only. She showed up and really wanted to eat here so we agreed to use the tables out front. As you walk in there are lined up tables for different pick up food delivery services. Behind those tables were all the chairs piled up and roped off. There was another line of chairs against the wall so if there is a line, you can sit and wait. One customer in front of us paying for their to go order. My friend wants some tonkotsu ramen. I wanted to be adventurous so I ordered the original pork soup dumplings, Chocolate fudge soup dumplings, and Chicken in garlic sauce. We paid then sat on the chairs to wait for the food. We talked up a storm and before we knew it our food was ready. We head outside and sat at one of the tables. The ramen was packaged well, with each component separately wrapped. I pulled out all my treasure to see which I wanted first. Soup dumplings won. They were on little silver pie tins. It is there for a reason. I tried to lift the whole dumpling with my spoon and failed. So just lifted enough to get a bite. FLAVOR EXPLOSION!!! First you get some rich pork broth in your mouth, the dough is tender with a slight chew, and if you are lucky enough to get some pork meatballs in your bite, wow. So Good. The broth that didn't make it into your mouth is in the tin ready for you to slurp with the rest of the dumpling and pork ball. I had my friend try one too. I watched her eyes get so big in delightful surprise. Her first words, I am getting these next time. I stole a spoonful of her ramen broth. Yep It was good. So I move onto the chicken in garlic sauce. All restaurants mark this as spicy but I have never found it spiced. Until this one! A mouthful and I find it enjoyable then near the end, a slight burn, quickly follow by a little sweet. It was so balanced in flavor. Yes, I started to shovel it into my belly. I hardly made a dent in it there was so much. Okay, now I am ready for dessert. The chocolate fudge dumplings are wrapped in foil and were still warm. It was small enough to pop one in my mouth. I bite down and sweet chocolate liquid oozes out then immediately followed by a thick melted bitter chocolate. I could have eaten a dozen. I had a little of everything to take home and it made another two meals. read more

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Not great, its the presentation and the quality combined.. neither were good, but both being bad made it almost inedible. Stay away from the dumplings. 2 stars is a massive stretch. read more

Fat Dragon - Dumplings, edamame - Asian Fusion Near Me - Austin, Texas

12/22/19: Took family to Fat Dragon after seeing it on YELP. It's located on Spicewood Spreads Rd in the strip mall that includes Big Lots. Fat Dragon has a huge menu with various proteins available for many of the dishes. We ordered the Pickled Mustard Green Rice Cake with Beef. Very good flavor and the Rice Cake has an unique texture. Pork with Bean Sprouts and Wood Ear Mushrooms and Pork. The sprouts have a nice crunch. Mild flavor. Also the Korean Style Pork Belly. Fantastic taste and medium spice. We ordered the Coconut Chocolate buns for dessert. A little too sweet for me but super coconut flavor. Fat Dragon is definitely on my 'Keepers List '. Can't wait for our next visit. read more

The previous review about the difficulties of ordering using their app still apply. In terms of user interface and ease of getting your food ... They get a one star rating. They would get zero stars if Yelp offered that. We solved that problem by physically going to their store and personally arranging for a pick up time with the manager. This is a nuisance but the system works. How is the food? Pretty good for "American Chinese/American Fusion". Some of the items are bona fide excellent. They do very very good beef and leek dumplings. My wife gives the fillet of fish with garlic sauce top marks ... And she is demanding about her fish. We ordered a number of other standard American Chinese/Asian fusion dishes such as Shrimp Pineapple Rice and Egg Drop Soup. All of these things were "solid citizens" that were perfectly good for what they are. Sometimes you are not looking for Shanghai Duck with Pork Blood, Four Peppers and Yenchow Cabbage. Sometimes you just want fried rice. For comforting basics, Fat Dragon will do you. Of course, for comforting basics, you either have to order live or live in their delivery area. Otherwise, you fight with the website and you are not so comforted. read more

We made it! Whenever I'm in the area, I'm eating nearby and forget about this spot. When my friends came from out of town we selected this spot since it has ramen and dumplings. Parking is easy. This place definitely gets busy. You order at the counter and they bring your food to your table. Our table started with soup dumplings and pork dumplings. I ordered the korean stir fried udon noodles with chicken. The table ordered the ramen, dry pot beef and cumin beef. I tasted the dry pot beef and it is definitely full of seasoning! You can taste the Sichuan peppercorns and if that's not your thing you may want to pass. The cumin beef looked amazing! It wasn't bad. I'm just not a big fan of cumin seasoning. My udon dish was very good. Noodles were cooked perfectly. It had good flavor and it was full of cabbage. Only complaint is that the chicken was cut into small/thin pieces, but other than that for a fusion dish this was good. That's a positive in my book since I've gone to many fusion spots and have been disappointed. You gotta try this place out! I want to come back to try the siu mai and dumplings since I didn't try any this visit. read more

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We dined in. Although I do have to let you know that tables are not being waitered. You will place order and it is packed to go. Of course you can sit and eat. The place looked normal. Just tables with chairs. Paper menu and plastic silverware available. Food: The Eggroll was pork filled. Fresh & delicious. We also ordered Cream Cheese Puffs. Along w Refried rice. Spicy Ramen. All fresh. Great first experience for food. Only down fall is not serving tables. Do recommend food! read more

Fat Dragon - Spicy Jiro Ramen - Asian Fusion Near Me - Austin, Texas

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My mom was craving Chinese food, so I found Fat Dragon, which was the nearest Chinese restaurant with good Yelp reviews. We love dim sum, so establishment with dim sum served all-day everyday was a big bonus point for us. But unfortunately, the overall dining experience and the food did not meet our expectations, hence the two stars. Upon walking into the restaurant, we noticed boxes of drinks and plastic ware placed in one corner of the establishment, with a hand-written notification that customers order at the front, and everything will be served in to-go containers due to COVID. Even though I can understand the safety precautions around the pandemic, the boxes of food items, bowls, utensils, and bags (and almost using the dining part of the restaurant as a storage space) did not make us feel like the establishment was well-kempt and a nice space to enjoy the food. However, we understand that some restaurants are just like that, and their space does not necessarily reflect the quality and taste of the food. Hence, we seated ourselves and ordered the following: o. Mala Spicy Soup Dumplings o. Pork & Chinese Chive Dumplings o. Chinese Fried Rice with Shrimp o. Sautéed Beef with Green Onions The fried rice and the beef entree came out much sooner than the dumplings, and my mom and I both agreed that those two were much more delicious than the dumplings. As a huge fan of mala, I had high expectations of the mala spicy soup dumplings, but it was lacking both spice and flavor. The pork and Chinese chive dumplings were better, but neither of us really enjoyed the thick flour dumpling skins. I am not Chinese and by no means a valid person to determine whether the food here is "authentic" or not, but as someone who frequently eats out at Chinese restaurants, this wasn't the best one I've tried. All in all, the food was okay but the establishment could definitely work on some cleaning and even possibly some moderate renovation. read more

We went here when we were in Austin for a hockey game. Went off of Yelp reviews. We were not impressed. Even though we were eating in they don't have any wait staff so we go order/pay at the counter. They also put everything in to go containers which made eating Ramen with a small plastic spoon very difficult. Wonton soup was bitter and not good. Very dark. The ramen flavor was good. We also got an order of their soup dumplings which were almost impossible to eat in the little to go box. Pineapple fried rice was bland but nothing a bunch of soy sauce couldn't help. read more

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We're looking for some dimsum or authentic chinese food near The Domain area. This place pop up. We're such a big fan of soup dumpling (xiao long bao), so excited to try their freshly made dumpling. We ordered original soup dumpling, chocolate dumpling for dessert & stir fried ramen. They are all delicious but not super tasty since I've tried better ones. It's a small restaurant, no server, order at the cashier, free ice tea, some of the dishes come in the to go container. read more

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If you love dumplings then you gotta make it up to Fat Dragon because theirs are no joke! I got the Original Pork Soup Dumplings (4) and they're so full of flavor and damn, they're easily a top 3 spot in town for them! ($7.75) - 4.75/5 Additionally, you can find dessert dumplings here such as Chocolate Fudge. You gotta try those, too. The texture is almost like that of a thin chocolate crepe, so it's A LOT better than you think. Trust me! ($6.50 for 4) - 4.5/5 Lastly, another fun item that caught my eye was the Cheeseburger Egg Rolls. Very interesting! Great flavor on the inside and fun crispy texture on the outside. ($3.95 for 2) - 4/5 All in all, I had an amazing time here. They're technically only to-go because of staffing issues, however you can eat at their restaurant, but they don't have an individual coming to tables so they just ask you throw away your stuff when done eating! Anyways, with all that said, I give them a 4.5/5 for being an amazing spot that hit all the right marks. read more

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I am sorry to say like other people that this restaurant used to be excellent and constantly busy. We ordered a noodle dish about 7 months ago after a long break andy it was horrible: drowning in oil, bad taste, seafood not fresh. I vowed not to go back but we decided recently to give it another try. Worse! The chicken was either old and therefore super hard and stringy, or else it had been fried to death and sauce was just poured on top. The other dish was a little better but not very good. It appears the ownership is different, with a different cook(s), so it is just not good food anymore. Very sad. They seemed like nice people. read more

Super yummy Chinese food!! Came around 6:30pm on a Friday night and they were SWAMPED with takeout orders. They had plenty of tables open for dine in but we were told the wait time for food would probably be close to an hour (which we were fine with). We ended up ordering 5 dishes for 5 people which was plenty of food. They also forgot one of our dishes, but when we asked them about it, they prepared it quickly. -sichuan dry stir fried chicken (5/5): Chicken was freshly fried, large portion size, not too terribly spicy -twice cooked pork (4/5): Pork was fatty, good flavor, had more vegetables than pork -hong kong style stir fried beef steak (5/5): Beef was so tender and flavorful -mapo tofu (4/5): Pretty standard tasting mapo tofu and not too spicy -baby bok choy (5/5): Can't really say much about this except healthy All the food comes in takeout containers even when dining in. If you're looking for a wide variety of Chinese food, then look no further than Fat Dragon! read more

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Fat Dragon has great Asian dishes! They are still quite busy with to go orders. I ordered some buns which didn't have much flavor but the kung pao was good, just with lots of thick carrots. I'll be back. read more

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Yikes. The tonkatsu ramen was okay. We also got soup dumplings, pork and chive dumplings, and char siu pork bao buns. All of it, including the ramen, very much felt to me as though it had been frozen and then microwaved. As if you had gone to hmart and bought these things, took them home and popped them in the microwave. I love dumplings. Love most Asian food, really. So I was deeply saddened by the whole thing. I won't be back. read more

I'm not in Austin very often so when I come to town I try to make sure and try something different. Decided to try Fat Dragon because I wanted some real soup dumplings. It was so good. I actually came back a second time a few days later. read more

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Ordered delivery through DoorDash. The steamed bun of the Gua Bao was pretty soft and pillowy, the meat filling inside was also very juicy. We ordered Peking shredded pork and vegetable delights, which contained mushrooms, broccoli, Napa cabbage and carrots, I like both dishes very much. The portion size was quite generous, and it also came with the rice. The price was really friendly in terms of the flavor and the portion size. read more

Fat Dragon - Vegetable Delight, gua bao, shredded pork with peking sauce - Asian Fusion Near Me - Austin, Texas

Nice dumpling . They have variety of them. I do like their honest staff. They will guide you to the best food

Was told to sit down but had to order at the counter. The food came out all at once before the drinks. It was not the best chinese I've had and my friend did not even want to take her leftovers. The staff are really nice. read more

Shout out to Fat Dragon's customer service! Friend and I met for lunch. She had sesame shrimp - Wow! Delicious! Not too sweet, tons of shrimp. I had my dumplings. Original - sooo good, su mai - wonderful! PLUS - we were disappointed we couldn't eat outside since there were no tables. While we discussed where to go to consume our scrumptious goodies, Fat Dragon actually took a table and chairs for us outside to the sidewalk!! We dined right there. Plus, she even brought us water. Great place and great customer service!!! read more

Fat Dragon - Shrimp and Veggies - Asian Fusion Near Me - Austin, Texas

I needed a quick dinner right before my church group meeting and Fat Dragon was on the way! What a wonderful little family owned business! I wish they were located near our home. I ordered their Chinese Lo Mein with beef. It was out in a matter of minutes and was delicious. Aside from legit Chinese food, they also serve Ramen and dumpling dishes too. I've gotta come back here to try more of their food. read more

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Great food, great quality, great price. Unique chocolate soup dumplings. Authentic Chinese food.

Great Authentic Chinese / Szechuan food! :) Another staple nearby that I highly recommend. They have so many options but my roommates and I always gets the same orders. Spicy Mala Fish, Mapo Tofu, Twice Cook pork and their "Chong qing Chicken". So the reason why there are quotes is because I think their menu is wrong x.x Ordered their Chong Ching Chicken and it was this grilled chicken in the picture provided but the actual one that has the chicken fried + many chili peppers might be "Sichuan Stir Fried Chicken". (My roommates usually order so I made the mistake here). Their Spicy Mala Fish is my favorite, great Mala flavor (numbing / spiciness). Their Mapo isn't as spicy as I would like it to be but the sauce and pairing on white rice is just too good. Twice cook pork is another meat dish we enjoy getting since it's thinly sliced pork belly with a bit of spices. The next time I come, I do want to try their soup dumplings since it seems like most reviews were saying it's a good thing! Reasonable prices for each entree and they already come with rice! (It didn't specify in the online ordering I think haha). read more

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I'm really torn about reviewing Fat Dragon because on one hand, they offer genuine dumplings, a rarity in Austin, but on the other hand, the noodle and tofu dishes we ordered as takeout were rather oily, definitely not my preference when it comes to Chinese food and sauces. The meal was tasty, the noodles properly cooked, but excessive oil doesn't enable the freshness and crispiness of the ingredients to come forward at all. Sogginess doesn't make my palate go wild, quite the opposite. My husband and I ordered fried and steamed Vegetable Dumplings, Tofu General Tsao and Japanese Style Yakiudon Noodles. I could barely tell the difference between the fried and steamed dumplings but my mother in law LOVED them. She's not even all that much into Asian food so kudos for impressing her. I appreciate what Fat Dragon is trying to accomplish but I'm not sure how I feel about the result. I wonder if perhaps their food is better in a dine-in setting? I will have to visit them once more when this whole COVID nightmare is over in order to try their dishes right as they come out of the kitchen, hot and tasty, and hopefully not so oily. read more

19:30 5/24/21 whoever was in kitchen today had to drop salt shaker in the pot. Salt and pepper shrimp was more salt in flavor. It definitely overpowered this whole dinner. I usually order from fat dragon and they typically cook amazing but today was a dud. The stir fry Sichuan chicken was overly fried and salty. We tried to call them today, to give them heads up to the cook about the excessive salt. Phone was disconnected!!! This is definitely weird for them. Help that poor cook! read more

Fat Dragon - Extremely salty dishes today - Asian Fusion Near Me - Austin, Texas

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11/2023, update: im so selfish. i hesitate writing this review because i don't want the whole world to know about. gotta do it. YSK: after you taste these soup dumplings, there is very high potential and probability for addiction. i order 20 at a time (4 per order), just in case i have share. almost sure that i've bad-vibed (possibly, i've snarled like a bitch-wolf) at my family so badly, they don't even want any. i'm OK with that.. i've only done takeout / delivery. yall, i order from there +/- 4 days per week. sooooo... lastly, when delivered, they come exquisitely packaged, perfect..EVERYTIME! ! read more

I wanted to really like this place I actually won a gift card here and we also ordered a lot of other dishes over our giftcard so we could sample everything. We ordered the Hot Pot Fish Fillet, Sichuan Chicken, Cumin Beef, soup dumplings, Chinese sausage fried Rice and Mapo with Tofu. Everything tasted the same and was so salty , we could not even eat anymore. The only item we could finish was the fried rice. I think the soup dumplings had potential but when ordering to go- I think it got too soggy being closed up. We may give this another try . Maybe it was a bad day. read more

Fat Dragon - Asian Fusion Near Me - Austin, Texas

Used to love this place but stopped coming here after they kept serving on styrofoam even after Covid restrictions were done. But I thought I'd give it another try seeing that they have finally brought back plates and metal utensils. Unfortunately, we were very disappointed in the food. The rice was more like sticky sushi rice rather than like fried rice. No cashews added to the pineapple fried rice. The Gua bao was completely unremarkable without any pickled vegetables and just a smear of sauce and some sprigs of cilantro. Soup dumplings were probably the best thing we got but not good enough to excuse the rest of the lack of quality food . Overall, service is abrupt bordering on rude. Barely acknowledged by cashier or food dropoff person. read more

Always good. Love the dumplings and the pineapple beef and fried rice. We have never had a bad meal here.

It's been a while since I've been here, ordered take out the other day and quite liked it. It's actually somewhat cheaper than similar restaurants, I love the wide range of choices, but feel like they do Chinese better than other cuisines. The ramen was decent b it not as flavorful as other ramen places. Love the fried udon. Dry pot cauliflower was more spicy than expected. Would definitely come back though! read more

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The restaurant office, I diverse and eclectic menu for those seeking Chinese, Japanese, and Thai cuisine. There was also an adjunct Sushi Restaurant next-door. I want to buy the restaurant for customers to order that fare. the dishes are moderately priced and the number I made to perfection. read more

We got takeout. The waitress was very nice, ordering was easy and food was correct. The hot and sour was ok flavor, quite hot, too hot for my taste (the extra heat added nothing good to the dish). The soup dumplings were great. The fried lamb/cumin dumplings were pretty good, maybe should have gotten them steamed. The Mapo tofu was very spicy-hot and flavor was eh. Tofu was silky soft which was great. Lots of oil on the top, but I spooned it off. I think there was some Green Sichuan Peppercorns in there, which gives it this weird lemony flavor and makes your tongue numb/tingly in a not-entirely-pleasant way (it seems some people like it). The combination dry pot has good flavor, heat was a good level, but ALSO had Green Sichuan Peppercorns. The flavor of these things is not good, but after digging them out, the dish was pretty tasty. But also quite oily. Overall, too much heat, Green Sichuan Peppercorns, and oil. So maybe I just don't like Sichuan food, if these are hallmarks of this style. They have tons of other (non-Sichuan) dishes so if we go back I'll just try something else. read more

Their new sushi bar next door is very good. I'm talking the quality and presentation of the items. Menu is graphically attractive. Classic Japanese items are well represented as well as those giant cream cheese rolls for the people who like that sort of thing. Miso soup was tasty, more so than other places. Edamame was good too. California roll and spicy tuna roll were well crafted. Gyoza in green wrappers were a bit oily. Yellowtail nigiri was extremely yummy and very fresh. We received an amuse bouche from the chef of blue fin tuna nigiri with fried garlic and tobico a delightful surprise. Service very gracious. Chef had time to answer our questions. Now all they need to do is let the disinfectant odor dissipate. And all will be wonderful read more