NINJA New York
Anyways, I went to this NINJA restaurant with my roomie last Sat.. the ambience was good.. there was a magician performing his tricks in front of us, but the food... hmmm i would say it wasn't up to our expectations. We're not gonna go there again but I'd definitely recommend my frens to check that place out. It's cool.. and let's juz say, it's smthin different! haha~ imagine NINJAs serving u ur dinner... hmmm
So, we ordered two different types of sets from the menu. I ordered smthin called "Kunoichi" and he ordered "Hanzou". We each have a first, second, third, and fourth course, followed by desserts *Yum-yum*.
My first course:
Let me digress a little... before our food came, we ordered somethin to drink. I ordered a glass of Ninja Cocktail called Retsu. It was made with pureed banana, Godiva white chocolate, Hazelnut liqueur, Han Asian rice vodka topped with a Dark chocolate mousse sauce. One word - SWEET! It was so sweet.. then i realized, it's a dessert drink. Damn... i shld hav juz stuck with wine... but argh~
"Retsu"
Japanese mocha
My roomie ordered a cup of jap mocha.... bitter bitter bitter.... no comments. Let me go back to my first course.... It tasted weird... but it looks pretty, doesn't it? The tomatoe dipping sauce did not taste anywhere near tomatoe sauce.. weird... for the 2nd course, I had sushi rolls. The regular sushi rolls.. nothin special. It was OKAY.... My third course is worth mentioning coz it looked disgusting when the ninja served it to me. It's named Kuro-subuta. It's simmered pork in squid ink tempura batter. Looks gross but the taste wasn't that bad... then again, once is enuff!
Kuro-Subuta
For my fourth course, Prime steak. There were only a miserable 4 pieces of steak. It was served with Garlic sauce. Not too bad.. not highly recommended though...
Miserable portion....
Bonsai
Last but not least, desserts!!! The name of my dessert: Bonsai!! Haha it came exactly like the plant!! haha~ I could eat every part of it!! It was the best part of the dinner!! Yummy.... highly recommended!! Now, let's go on to my roomie's Hanzou set meal. **btw, my set meal is found only in the "secret menu".... sounds mysterious huh....**
For my roomie's first course: Batto Jutsu. There were sea scallops and salmon layered with a light mix of sauces. It was tasty... but definitely not worth the money.
His second course was titled Nigiri Sushi. Six pieces of regular sushi that we can get anywhere in any jap restaurant.. no picture for that! Up next was the 3rd course: Ninja Lobster!!! It was one of the highlights of the night. Crushed Maine lobster, Mushroom and Creamy Américaine sauce and what-nots. Hmmm....
Fourth course - T-Bone steak with Teriyaki sauce. We couldn't finish it... the steak was just right but... the sauce was too salty... ***I felt***
And for desserts, he ordered a ORIGAMI!! Haha~ It was so-so... but the crane could be eaten. Interesting... isn't it??
Anyway, the bill came up to slightly more than 200 bucks... no comments. But if anyone wants to try it... http://www.ninjanewyork.com/index.html Reservations are required.. no walk-ins! Our next stop: a place that tastes better... with the same or similar ambience!
**Mark, I finally tried it... & Shunichi and I both hate u now! No secret password was required.. damn it... haha~