We have been making more of an effort to go out on mini date nights, happy hour or a quick dinner without the kids. It keeps us sane, especially after a crazy month of the kids being sick, a busy month at work and month full of weddings and photo sessions! We’ve heard about The Open Door through friends and have been wanting to try it out. The restaurant is small, but it was clean, the service was great and the food was super yummy. We loved their menu, which is broken down into small bites (munchies), big bites (appetizers) and bigger bites (full entrees). We like variety in our meal so this place is perfect for us. We ordered a few things from the small and big bites – and although the dishes looked small, it filled us up quick! They also have really good fruity drinks. The best time to go is during their happy hour, which is between 5:30 and 7pm. They have a pretty good happy hour menu that’s almost 50% off the regular priced menu. We can’t remember the last time we went out alone and drank with each other. Or did we ever? We ordered a Lychee Shochu carafe to start. It was SO good. Everything we ordered was really good and tasty – enjoy the photos!
Lychee Shochu
Lychee juice mixed with Shochu aka “asian vodka” – so goood!
Albacore Sashimi with Gochujang Miso
Salmon Sashimi with Garlic Citrus Soy
Fried Shishito Peppers
Deep Fried Soft Shell Crab
Beef Tataki
Braised Beef Short Rib
I just have to add that the meat melts like butter – it was so tender and the sauce was sweet and flavorful!
Go try this place out if you want to sample a bunch of little different dishes with awesome flavors. Aside from these unique dishes they also have a sushi/sashimi menu. :)
Happy Friday!!