jesteinf wrote:There is now a robata grill, manned by sous chef Scott Malloy . . .

The menu also now prominently features an entire section of pickles, also helmed by Malloy. . .

Malloy announced on Twitter today that he will no longer be at Arami.

Somehow didn't realize my new place was super close to Arami. Figured that out today and went for dinner.

Out of Uni Shooters today. Had the tuna tartar. Delicious fresh tuna. Very nice presentation.

Sea trout was special today, so we had a few pieces of sashimi. Great. Girl wanted octopus sashimi. Decent, but not quite as good as the sea trout.

We had tuna rolls and the special spicy octupus rolls. I thought both were excellent. Tuna was fresh and rich. Spicy octopus was a lot better than I was expecting. I'd get it again.

Arami Ramen was alright. Pork belly was really great. Liked the egg and enoki mushrooms. The broth was a bit thin on flavor, a bit too one-note. Noodles were okay, but not super toothsome. Not the best ramen I've ever had.

Sesame fig gelato was great.

It was a good meal. Though service was super slow and inattentive. It's so close, that there's no way I won't be back.