JavaDuck
08-08-2008, 06:00 PM
I and my partner ate at the California Grill on Saturday, August 2. We had an ADR for 9pm.
Food- 4 1/2 stars out of 5
This was the 2nd best meal of our week long trip. I and my partner both had the fillet of beef. It was very tender and tasted great. My highlight of the night though was the Tuna 3 ways platter I had. The tuna tartae was amazing. I really enjoyed it. I wish they had that on the menu by itself The desserts were great as well. I had the dessert with bananas. It was great, I enjoyed it a lot. My partner had the chocolate lava cake with apricot ice cream. He liked the cake, but did not care for the ice cream.
Service- 3 stars out of 5
We sat at the sushi counter. Our server was very pleasant and friendly, however at times she seem to just disappear. Servers that brought our food more than once had our dishes reversed. My partner would get my plate and he would get mine.
Ambiance- 3 1/2 stars out of 5
The view from the restaurant is great. The noise level is high. If you are looking for a quiet dinner, this is definitely not the place for you. We were there right before the fireworks, leading up to the fireworks the restaurant becomes very crowded. Right after the fireworks, the noise level and crowd level drops dramatically. The dress code does not seem to be enforced. We were dressed in khakis and nice polos and seemed almost too dressed up compared to others. There were many people in t-shirts, shorts, and flip flops.
Overall, we had a great dinner. We plan to come here again on our next trip. The highlight of the evening was talking to Yoshie. She is funny and talked to us off and on throughout the night. I enjoyed watching her make all the beautiful sushi platters.
Food- 4 1/2 stars out of 5
This was the 2nd best meal of our week long trip. I and my partner both had the fillet of beef. It was very tender and tasted great. My highlight of the night though was the Tuna 3 ways platter I had. The tuna tartae was amazing. I really enjoyed it. I wish they had that on the menu by itself The desserts were great as well. I had the dessert with bananas. It was great, I enjoyed it a lot. My partner had the chocolate lava cake with apricot ice cream. He liked the cake, but did not care for the ice cream.
Service- 3 stars out of 5
We sat at the sushi counter. Our server was very pleasant and friendly, however at times she seem to just disappear. Servers that brought our food more than once had our dishes reversed. My partner would get my plate and he would get mine.
Ambiance- 3 1/2 stars out of 5
The view from the restaurant is great. The noise level is high. If you are looking for a quiet dinner, this is definitely not the place for you. We were there right before the fireworks, leading up to the fireworks the restaurant becomes very crowded. Right after the fireworks, the noise level and crowd level drops dramatically. The dress code does not seem to be enforced. We were dressed in khakis and nice polos and seemed almost too dressed up compared to others. There were many people in t-shirts, shorts, and flip flops.
Overall, we had a great dinner. We plan to come here again on our next trip. The highlight of the evening was talking to Yoshie. She is funny and talked to us off and on throughout the night. I enjoyed watching her make all the beautiful sushi platters.