Today we checked out this place after reading all positive reviews. We stared with the the shabu shabu salad which was great - 4 stars. Next, the 3 preparation mussel appetizer, also great and fun - 4 stars. The 1st main dishes was Miso spaghetti with sausages and mushrooms, yummy!! 4 starts. Next was the squid ink pasta for $19, it is expensive and sadly lacks in any flavor or acceptable qualities - 1 star. I have had several great squid ink dishes in the past, this one lacked any texture or taste... it was very basic. We ate a few bites and moved on to dessert. The dessert was a pudding suggested by the waitress, was amazing and yummy. It's a bit pricy... but lacks on the high quality wow factor for the prices. I would eat again, but only a simple bowl of pasta... for like 8-10$. Its more of a noodle shop then a multi course establishment.  Service staff was great and very friendly.