Saturday, 02 May 2009

• Fooding In Irvine At Tokyo Table

  A special Fooding in Irvine entry on Tokyo Table at the "newly" opened Diamond Jamboree plaza at the corner of Alton and Jamboree in California.
  
  Warning: This place is not for the die-hard sushi eater. It is full of Americanized rolls and appetizers and may surprise some by the utter lack of raw things. See (Irvine) menu with prices here.
  
  Started off a wonderful dining experience with a nice pot of mint tea, amazing flavor and smell, though too much of it can be overpowering.
  

  

  Cast-iron pot kept the tea nice and warm all through dinner, definite plus and worth the [$2.50USD+tax]
  
  Next off, the Spicy Tuna Summer Roll.
  

  

  Spicy enough to feel the heat but does not cover the taste of the rest of the ingredients. Very light and appetizing taste for [$9.45USD+tax].
  
  Getting into the heavier parts of dinner.
  

  

  Very sweet but delicious Spider Roll made with soft-shell crab. Nothing out of the ordinary about these rolls except the presentation but delicious as usual. Well worth the [$12.45USD + tax]
  
  Some non-diced up raw tuna.
  

  

  The Red Eye Roll. Wonderful presentation, very normal taste. Pretty much a Spicy Tuna roll with a slice of tuna on top so a bit overpriced at [$13.45USD+tax].
  
  The heaviest dish of the evening, the Lobster Dynamite Roll.
  

  

  The lobster sauce on top of the rolls is absolutely delicious. Served on a heated cast-iron plate, the warmth of the rolls is a very nice contrast to the previous items. Although the most expensive dish (and the smallest), it was worth every penny at [$14.45USD+tax].
  
  Had four people sharing the above items so had some room for desert:
  

  

  Very delicious Strawberry Napoleon with equally delicious presentation. Can't see from the photo but between each layer, there is a small scoop of vanilla icecream. Very worth it at [$9.45USD+tax].
  
  Notes:
  - Please don't mind the high amount of noise on all of the photos, the place was not very well lit (though it did create a nice atmosphere) for photography and I did not want to blind the room by taking my flash unit with me so resorted to high ISO.
  
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