The restauranr interior was nice as you would expect from a restaurant of this caliber. The staff were nice but did not speak a lot of English and they felt very timid. This was okay but it did not inspire a lot of fun and excitement for the meal. We got the set menu with the no. 5 waygu beef. The chef was cooking and preparing most of the dishes right in front of us. While this was fun to watch our chef looked a little bit nervous and was shaking a lot. He did not show that comfortable experience that I expended to feel from a chef performing such a difficult task. The meal started with an edimame tofu dish. It looked nice enough but the flavor was somewhat bland and boring. The next dish was a small fish salad-like dish. It had a nice spice to it but it did not have any flavors that I haven't tasted before in less extravagant meals. The next course was a cold corn soup with ice cream. This was definitely interesting and had some exciting flavors and textures. My wife really like it. I liked it too but it did seem somewhat contrived and weird to have in the middle of a dinner. The next course was grilled asparagus with an uni sauce. The asparagus was simply grilled on a flat top. The uni sauce was interesting and tasty but did not blow me away. The next course was an eel sushi. It was very pretty on the plate and the small amount of eel really highlighted the tastiness of the rice. The flavor was good but unfortunately it wasn't something that was very memorable. The main course of waygu was next. It was the star of the show. I got mine medium rare but I would recommend getting it rare as my wife got it that way and I thought I tasted better. All in all it was fantastic. The beef was unreal and super tasty. The chef cooked it nice in front of us. He also provided some peppery and spicy sauces with the dish. At first I was happy they were included but after trying them and the steak by itself it was clear they actually took away from the meat rather than adding to it. The final course was the dessert. It was a mango sorbet with a chocolate cookie and some sort of fruit. The chocolate cookie and fruit was a normal amount of tasty. I had low expectations for the mango sorbet but it ended up blowing my socks off with flavor. All in all the meal was tasty but the creativity, execution, and atmosphere did not translate into an experience that was worth the premium price tag. I hope Itoh continues to hone is techniques and improve this meal since I appreciate what they are trying to do.