My wife and I had been away for over a year, and were a bit apprehensive on what
the January 2020 change in ownership might have meant to overall quality and professionalism. We had no reason to worry.
For a milestone birthday we ordered a...take-away dinner consisting at its core of
10 pieces of classic nigiri sushi (Hamachi, Salmon, Maguro, BBQ Unagi, Tako) and fourhand rolls (Soft Shell Crab, BBQ Unagi). Edamame, Pickles, Seaweed Salad,
Gari, Wasabi and white rice accompanied these, in addition to a warmed bottle
of good Sake.
My wife and I are lifelong lovers of Japanese culture, including the cuisine.
We are neither foodies nor food snobs, but what the restaurant produced was
the high end equal of the best we have had in person in Japan.
I do not wish to either "damn by faint praise" or risk repelling others by overpraise
and hyperbole.
But thinking of the character of Roy Hobbs as played by Robert Redford in the film
"The Natural" I would say that Tokyo Bistro not only hit the ball out of the park,
but it absolutely knocked the lights out.
Congratulations to the new owners and their staff. Having navigated the process
of ownership change, they are moving Tokyo Bistro from strength to strength.
JBH JR / TMI
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