Monday, August 6, 2012

Mysterious

 That's actually the name of this restaurant (or 'fooding bar' as the sign has it. "Fooding" is not actually a word.) It's a themed restaurant, just like Christon Cafe and Lock-Up. And the theme here is science-fiction! Or, more precisely, future and space.
 The outside is promising enough; a stony stairway leads down into an iron door, like some kind of moon-base.
 "Neo-Tokyo" food sounds quite curious, so let's delve inside Mysterious.


 And so we venture past bunker-like rock wall corridors and enter this metal-grid and girder area lit by neon blue lights along the floor. The presentation isn't bad, but it doesn't do anything to wow you. The floor light is pretty cool, though.

Their special cocktails are actually pretty nifty, too!
They have one for each planet. I tried the Saturn cocktail, which features elements of pineapple in it, but, to my disappointment, it was pretty watery.
 Maybe it should've been gas! With rocks in it! Poof! Saturn is a giant ball of gas!
 No, in all seriousness it wasn't anything special. It did look nice and colorful like in the picture, though.
 And there were tiny candy stars in it!
 Apparently Mercury wasn't bad, but I didn't get to try it.
But when it comes to looking past style and into substance, Mysterious falls short. The food is quite bland and does nothing to fit the theme. Neo-Tokyo Food, my ass. Neo-Tokyo must have a massive over-population problem if everyone is eating such small portions.
 But hey! The waitresses are kind of sexy, what with the chrome vests and short-shorts and whatnot. My (rather pitiful looking) Big-Bang Steak was flambe'd in front of me, so maybe that's worth a point or two.


 But all in all, it just isn't as good as what I'd come to expect from these places. Throw in a gimmick or something. Anything would work. Your theme is broad enough. The only thing Mysterious here is why the hell is the table charge five bucks. This place gets two Neo-Tokyo Zorglub points out of five.


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