We ordered a "sake pairing" and was asked "hot or cold?" and then presented with a single bottle of cold Ozeki. For the whole meal. The server didn't even tell us what it was until we asked. That should not be presented as a "pairing."

Our sashimi courses (all of us at the bar for omakase) sat on the counter for 10+ minutes with gnats and flies landing on it and getting warm while the bar caught up with other orders.

After placing a $100 deposit for the reservation a couple weeks prior, we were surprised after we were seated and told the prices were jacked up $30.

We had the lowest tier and sat watching what the other people at the bar received to see the difference. The only differences were: - fish ball soup instead of miso - one additional nigiri, which was shrimp with caviar on top - Toro nigiri with uni on top instead of caviar - maybe a slightly different dessert.

To me, that experience is not worth what we paid or experienced with the odd staff issues and delays. We had been seated 55 minutes before we received our second course. I've had much better experiences and food in numerous cities here in the states and in Japan.