The ambiance was hip, but the food failed to impress. The appetizer platter came with shrimp and mango sushi, duck spring rolls, and seafood tacos. The sushi had that grocery store old rice taste, the spring rolls tasted like they had been frozen, not prepared fresh, and the seafood tacos were a worse version of the delicious ones at Zengo. We thought the platters had likely been prepared in advance since everyone getting the restaurant week menu gets them, so maybe ours had been sitting around for a while. The mahi-mahi entree was the highlight of the meal; a fresh fillet, properly cooked, with julienned vegetables and a tasty asian sauce. The beef short ribs were good, but undistinguished. The desserts were their version of a twinkie and a s'more. The twinkie tasted basically like a twinkie, but with a richer filling. I thought it was terrible, but I guess some people like things like that. The s'more was good except for an overpowering taste of Hershey's chocolate sauce, which in my opinion doesn't belong at any high end restaurant. \r
I think Nine 75 is a cross between Zengo and Ba ng!, but either of those are significantly better.
Pros: Hip interior and location
Cons: Average food
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