Absolutely amazing experience at Kochi on April 27, came for 16th birthday celebration. Atmosphere was very nice with the tables, beautiful lamp, and the nice addition of a heater on top of is but the cheap looking outside tents, dark colours, and very few decorations made it less welcoming than indoors but still great. The service were super attentive, professional, and kind, handling any request quickly.
Most importantly, the food was absolutely phenomenal, and the best restaurant I have been to in NYC. Each course had amazing flavours, each unique in its own way, and was a special experience that cannot be replicated.
The first course, a potato crochette with purple beat soup was amazing with the crochette having an amazing soft taste with the offset sesame seeds, and the soup was so creamt and delicious. Every aspect especially the caviar was special. It was the perfect first course and rocked my taste buds.
The second course, hwe, was an absolute work of art especially with the delicious seaweed on top. All the sides went super well including the candy like orange slices and colslaw on the bottom which were sour and offered a unique taste in contrast to the fish. The fish itself was great although it could definitely use more brinniness as there was not a specific taste to it, but still a special course. I also think seaweed would be better option than coleslaw.
The eggplant twigm was a clear highlight as it had tteokboggi, and was absolutely incredible. The sauces were unreal as always and the utilization of a cheap street food combined with eggplant into a luxury course is amazing. There are three different sauces and eveything was a work of art.
The next course, halibut, was also a highlight with the amazing tofu, the briny, rich and juicy taste of the halibut, and also the broth, which was so well cooked. Everything about the broth was perfection and according to my dad was the best part of the dish.
The tonkatsu dish afterwards was so unique. The curry paste went so well with the carrots and the corn was just something special. Never had anything like that before. The meat was perfectly cooked and delicious and the best tonkatsu Ive ever had.
The climactic dish after that, the duck, was easily my favourite. I loved how there was five different pieces to try instead of one and that made the course more enjoyable as it was a journey in itself. The mushroom was unlike any other mushroom. The duck was unbelievable and almost cried having rhe first bite because of how flavourful, succulint, and rich it was. The final bite, which was of the fat, was amazing.
The last savory dish was perfect to end it off and was unique and yummy.
Laslty, the three desserts I had were perfect, including the free peach tart I got as a birthday.
Overall, this dinner was an unforgettable experience at a reasonable price. 10 courses for me.
We ended up paying $650 for three people including extra wine and a $100 tip but it was worth it as everyone was full