Rikka, Lake Mary - Closed

Last Friday I had lunch at this "Asian Bistro" that has taken over the space in which two other similar attempts have been made on this theme. It is on the side of 46a that is fast becoming known as the Friendly Confines parking lot. I had a Bento Box for $9. It came with Miso Soup (not too watery), salad (crisp), one piece of shrimp, potato, yam, and brocolli tempura (good), 4 pieces of California roll (good), Edamame (serviceable), and a big white turd in nasty black sauce listed as Chilean Sea Bass. It was rank. It smelled like bait. Raw bait. I'm not even sure how a fish that is flash frozen the moment is caught can get so rotten. It doesn't speak well for their standards. The sauce it came in was also God awful. It was an incredibly salty beef and black bean sauce which was also some how sweet. It sucked. Which is a shame because it seemed well staffed. It is still a nice space. It is a little expensive (Amura range). The Bento Box was the second cheapest thing on the menu. I guess the are hoping the guests of the hotel nearby don't care or know that places like Samurai are a better value. Their "happy hour" is basically the same shit at the same price. Wrappping up, the service was fine. They offer something from most Asian countries if we count only the Far East. Oddly, almost every table had at least one Asian in the mix. I wonder if they used some kind of Asian Groupon to market the place.