Cuisine:

• Asian
• Bistro
• Japanese
• Sushi bar

Ten Asian Bistro Description:
A neon-backlit Buddha presides over this sleek, so-trendy-it-hurts Far Eastern-inspired spot. The setting is striking, the sushi creations elaborate and the presentation impressive---but we're left wondering if there's any substance to back up the style. The flowery Cal-Asian fare is definitely secondary to the scene. The martini menu, which features treats like the Sour Patch (Pucker liqueur and Belvedere vodka with a lip-smacking sugar rim) and the raspberry lemon drop, is much more original than the dinner menu, which mainly offers items any sushi lover has seen a hundred times before---rainbow roll, seared albacore, seafood salad, and so on. This bodes well for the bar scene, but not for any gourmet aspirations. When it gets late, the restaurant is completely overshadowed by adjacent Tentation Nightclub, which is owned by the same folks who run Laguna's hip Mosun/Club M. Oddly enough, the local airport district business crowd hangs out here for lunch, noshing on sushi or more American favorites like teriyaki chicken or Kobe beef sliders.


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