Nobu Restaurant

09/24/10

Mouthwatering

by Andrew Ro at Citysearch

I went here recently on a date. I ended up being more interested in the food than the guy across from me! Honestly, the sushi was literally mouthwatering - best California roll I've had in a long time. I'm going back this week because of a deal I found online. For only $25, you can get $50 worth of food which is plenty! Saw the deal on BuyWithMe, here's the link http ://bit.ly/bqmAlF

04/14/08

Excellent food

by shaft28 at Citysearch

Went for our 5th anniv with high expectations and for the most part they were met.

Although we had very friendly service and were seated promptly when we arrived early...overall the service was very standard. Not amazing service like you expect from this level of restaurant. Nice folks, and at times on the ball just think I was expecting more.

The good - the hot and cold dishes were very good; the sushi great. I'll admit the tempura, California rolls and soft shell crab roll were very good quality but fairly standard in taste and presentation. Now you move into tuna and WOW. I mean WOW. If it had tuna, it was amazing.

The tuna with cilanto cold dish - fantastic. The spicy tuna roll - glorious. I mean I hate spicy tuna roll, tried this one and was blown away. Truly amazing.

We actually loved everything but there were 3-4 dished that just blew the rest away.

Dessert was great too. Delicious green te ice cream but the mochi ice cream was superb. Well worth the money and absolutely delicious. We will drive to Dallas (from Austin) just to have it again. Think $90-100 per person without drinks.

• Pros: tuna!, mochi ice cream
• Cons: parking attendants at hotel

03/27/08

Good as heck!

by btbam88 at Citysearch

Pretty good food, great service, great managers. Was very pretentious though. Figures... full of Dallas's "VIP's". Not a complaint against Nobu, but the people whom it caters to are stuck up snobs.

• Pros: Food, Ambience, Service
• Cons: clientel

11/13/07

Lovely

by chtech at Citysearch

O.K. So I will start off by saying that Nobu would definitely be what I would call a special occasion restaurant. Now for some that occasion might be of the "I just won the lottery" variety , for others, it may be of the " I just want to be seen with my 25 year old arm-candy" variety. That's one of the great things about Nobu, and Dallas in general, is the variety of people you will see. Onto the food - I am not a huge sushi connoisseur so I did play it pretty safe with my menu selections, while my husband having a more experienced palatte went like a blank canvas into the pre-fixe menu, letting the waitress guide him a quite a bit. With that said, having grown up on Peruvian cuisine I was bracing myself for dissapointment. Color me pleasantly surprised!! Everything about the food and service was perfect! Everything! The Ceviche, the Kobe beef, the edamame. My husband was a little concerned after the first few courses were heavy on plate, light on food. He soon grew to appreciate the perfect portions and timing of his choices and was very glad for the extra room for dessert. I honestly hadn't even thought of dessert when envisioning my meal at Nobu - shame on me! We were fortunate to receive a sampler tray of desserts, if you will, and relished in every single item. We're talking last meal on earth contenders. Yes, it was expensive - but you get what you pay for. Even the couple that were seated next to us, felt compelled to tell us how much they loved this place, even compared to their former fav - Steel. Of course, this was before she had too much wine and told him he needs to spend more time with his family and then stormed off to the valet to get in their Bentley. So, go ahead, bring your Honda Accord and valet. If mo' money means mo' problems then you might as well get rid of it on a good meal.

07/18/07

Money Ain't A Thing

by prestonandwendy at Citysearch

For the average Joe like me, Nobu was another harsh reminder that if you're not rich and famous, life just isn't fair. You're reminded of that from the second you pull your Honda Accord up to the valet and they park it beside the Bentley Continental GT and a Ferrari 599. From the time they sit you down next to the 60-year old, overweight man with the 20-year old blonde bombshell. And from the time they charge you 3x more than other average sushi places. This is a restaurant for the rich and carefree.

If you're open-minded and wanting to try a variety of things from the menu, go ahead and get the "Omakase" a.k.a. the Chef's Choice. For either $125 or $100, the chef will prepare 7 dishes for you based on your likes and dislikes. Tell him what you're allergic to and he will prepare 7 dishes accordingly. It's delicious, but also very pretentious! Besides the Chef's Choice, I also ordered some Washu Beef ($16 per ounce), which was worth every single penny. Yes, it's astronomically priced, but just like Kobe and Wagyu beef, Washu comes from cows that have had a very privileged life. Which means they get the best food, the finest beer, and regular massages. As a result, the beef is very tender and really flavorful - it's unlike ANY other beef you've probably had. It comes sliced and raw and you are supposed to cook it on this hot slab of stone. Don't overcook it. Just sear the meat for a few seconds on both sides.

For dessert, we had the "Bento Box" ($10), which consisted of chocolate fondant cake and green tea ice cream. We also tried the "Vanilla and Tofu Mousse" ($10), which is exactly what it sounds like covered with strawberry sauce and shiso foam. It is now officially my favorite dessert.

The service was decent, but not as great as i had hoped for a meal costing this much. I guess you wouldn't care as much though if you were driving the Ferrari 599, sleeping with the blonde bombshell or had money spilling out from your pockets.

• Pros: local hotspot, guaranteed action if you're on a date, and great Washu beef
• Cons: rather expensive - pretentious - loud from the arrogance of the rich and snobby