Overall Review: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Dickson's Fooday Mouthpiece Review #234

This visit was to a relatively high-end Japanese sushi and cuisine restaurant.
Although it’s not as expensive as other renowned Michelin-starred Japanese restaurants or kaiseki, it is still considered to be in the mid-high price range.

The menu is mainly divided into lunch and dinner sets, with different prices and contents for each time slot.
The lunch set naturally has a smaller portion size, priced at 1680.

The dinner set, on the other hand, has more items, bringing the price up to 2880!

If you want higher-quality ingredients or more seafood, you can also pre-select premium ingredients and sets when making a reservation, but of course, that comes at an additional cost.

However, it's easy to get a rough idea of the contents of the set from the menu before dining, which is a nice option.

Overall, I think at this price point, the quality and preparation of the ingredients are quite acceptable.
While the flavors didn’t leave me completely amazed, I found it above standard and enjoyable.

For those who think that going to a higher-tier Japanese restaurant might be too expensive, I believe this place is worth considering.
The price isn’t excessively high, and there is a certain level of quality and standard.

I welcome anyone interested in trying sushi and Japanese cuisine to come and give it a try!

Food: 🌕🌕🌕🌘🌑
Atmosphere: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Service: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Price: 🌕🌕🌕🌘🌑
Location: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

⭐️ Food Section
I dined with friends and booked the dinner set.
On that day, the restaurant served a variety of sashimi and sushi, and I found the overall standard to be quite good.
The ingredients were pretty fresh, and the chef’s skills were commendable.
Overall, the flavors and quality of the food were satisfactory.

For sushi, after each piece was prepared, the chef would provide a brief explanation about the ingredients and their origin.

A memorable part of the meal was the eel, which was exceptionally delicious and flavorful.
Additionally, the sea urchin, while the portion was not large, was also very fresh and tasty.

Regarding the food, I think it justifies its price.
While it might not be stunningly impressive, each dish was up to standard, tasty, fresh, and enjoyable.

⭐️ Atmosphere Section
The restaurant is located on Keelung Road, and the entrance has a distinctly Japanese feel.
Upon opening the sliding door, you reach the interior, which, like typical sushi and kaiseki restaurants, features one or two chefs preparing meals directly for the seated guests.

This setup allows everyone to see how the chefs create a variety of dishes.

The seating is actually limited, accommodating about three to four groups, and since there are only one or two chefs, they can’t serve too many guests at the same time.

The atmosphere inside is quite elegant and quiet, with other patrons also not being overly noisy.

I say it's suitable for dining with friends or a date.

⭐️ Service Section
As mentioned, when each dish is served, the staff gives detailed introductions about the meat used and its origin.
However, it was a bit unfortunate that, perhaps due to staff wearing masks or other reasons, I couldn't hear many explanations very clearly.

Sometimes the staff would explain dishes to friends seated across from us, thinking we were part of the same group, so they didn’t repeat the explanations for us.
Since some introductions were quiet due to masks, I missed hearing some details, which was a bit of a shame. 🤣🤣

Additionally, the restaurant offers online reservations, which is quite convenient!

⭐️ Price Section
As previously mentioned, the prices for lunch and dinner sets differ.
You can consider your needs and decide whether to go for a simpler lunch or dinner set.
From what I see on the menu, the lunch set has a relatively higher value for money, whereas the dinner set is indeed richer and more complete.

I think the price fits into the mid-to-high range of Japanese cuisine, making it affordable enough for occasional visits without being too painful on the wallet.

It’s also suitable for bringing friends to dip their toes into the world of Japanese cuisine, with the potential to try higher-tier kaiseki in the future.

I believe the prices combined with the quality of food and flavors make it worth it, so I find the pricing acceptable.

⭐️ Location Section
The location of this restaurant is somewhat awkward.
It’s quite far from nearby MRT stations; a bus ride might be a more convenient option, and there are not many notable places nearby.

So, coming to eat at this restaurant requires a dedicated trip, and since it’s right next to the main road, finding a parking space isn’t easy either.
People might need to consider how to get there.

⭐️ Overall Summary
I think this place maintains a good quality of food, with flavors and the chef's skills above standard for a Japanese restaurant, and it is not overly expensive.
It’s very suitable for friends who enjoy Japanese cuisine to try out, especially on special occasions.

This visit was motivated by an American friend wanting to eat sushi, and after dining, some of my American friends praised this restaurant.
It might be that it's hard to find good sushi in America. 😂😂😂

🤪 Dickson's Mouthpiece Area 🤪
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🙎🏻‍♂️: 'A great place' to eat good food!
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Look, using the name of this restaurant to create some puns does bring you closer to the girls, right?
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See you in the Dickson's Mouthpiece Area next time!