Has anyone been to Chiyo's?

As many of you probably know, this is the new avatar of Matsumoto, except that Chef Matsumoto is gone, and there is now a more standard a la carte menu. Has anyone been there? I understand they still have their kaiseki meal, available on five days notice (Oy!), but with Chef Matsumoto's departure, is it any good? What about the "standard" menu dishes?

Hi,

Nobody has reported going for the kaiseki dinner, yet. There is this report of a meal consisting of their menu items.

Regards,

We went for Shabu Shabu earlier in the year, and were somewhat underwhelmed, especially at the price. But I understand some of the other items are quite good.

We enjoyed our Sukiyai (non-Kobe) and various other a la cart items (Sashimi, Rolls, Nigri if I remember it correctly) last winter when group of four of us went.

Cathy2 wrote:Nobody has reported going for the kaiseki dinner, yet. There is this report of a meal consisting of their menu items.

I did kaiseki at Chiyo last April. I was too happy and drunk to remember to take pictures. The meal is served in a private room, which was a little hard to get used to, but ended up being very nice for conversation (I was only with one other person). The service was a bit uneven, as our primary server didn't serve a couple dishes herself, and it seemed the person sent in with them didn't know what she was doing. So, there were 2 or 3 dishes we ate without knowing what they were until afterwards (when we asked our "real" server)
However, the food was all quite tasty, but the variety of flavors and preparations was not as mind-blowing as I'd hoped. We enjoy sake, but know very little about it, and our server provided spot-on descriptions that led to us trying two really great sakes that suited our tastes perfectly.
Oddly, after the savory courses were complete, our server paused and asked if we were full, or if we would like some a la carte sushi before the dessert course. we thought this was thoughtful, though quite unnecessary, as we were thoroughly full.
The chef came in after we were done to ask for our opinions on the meal. He seemed uncomfortable, and a little embarrassed to be asking us, so I suspect he was unsure of whether he did what he was "supposed" to. We told him we enjoyed the meal very much (which we did) and that everything tasted very good. FWIW, I had requested a "traditional" kaiseki when I made the reservation, not a toned-down variation.
I wrote down what I could remember of the meal. I'm not sure if the order is correct, and I know I forgot at least one item. But, here it is, anyway:
first course:
salty green vegetable in bonito and sauce
shot glass with seaweed and tobiko
so-called egg "three ways"
abalone slices

second course:
clear broth with shrimp dumpling and vegetables

third course
sashimi: maguro, [awesome] red hamachi, flounder with tobiko

fourth course
lobster tempura

fifth course:
tofu and vegetable dumpling with unagi center

sixth course:
inside out maki of egg, unagi and avocado

dessert:
strawberry gelatin topped with lemon sorbet on cream sauce

sake: hachitsuru and karatamba