Bar Kada, Winter Park

I went to this sake bar at Soseki on W Fairbanks last night at supper. They are open Wed-Sun from 5p-9p. I started off with two maki. Both $11 on the receipt, but, $15 and $13 on the menu. Both were four pieced, cigar shaped rolls. Well prepared rice. Scrappy fish that didn't really burst with flavor. Bluefin tuna and king salmon. The salmon was a bit spiced with garlic chili. The tuna with spicy mayo. They also had a $21 waygu and $11 cucumber and $11 crab. The receipt printed out the name of the dishes, so, I don't think there was any cashier side monkey business. Maybe a POS glitch or happy hour explanation? I also had a half dozen IROC oyster for $6. Yes, $1 a piece. They said it was a special. Unlike the oysters which were not. The smallest, most emaciated of their kind I have been served. I would have been embarrassed to serve a few of them. They also had Kushi and Kumumoto. In that First Bite category they also had a $16 caviar donut, $13 tomato chili sunomono and a $30 or $42 dry aged sashimi selection (3 set or 5 set). From the Fuller Bites, I selected the best dish of the night. The chili rock shrimp noodles at $20. Very good (but not made in house) egg noodles (ramen) with a touch of bok choy and garlic crumbs. A fair portion size. Good chew on the noodles. They also have $18 chicken wings, $28 Faroe Island salmon and $50 A5 waygu (2oz). They have two desserts. $8 ice cream and $10 mochi cake. Five Supplements and Additions. A five course prix-fixe at $85, three sake for $5, $60 1/3rd oz black truffles, $12 bump of caviar, $90 30g Petrossian Rotal Baika and $175 30g Petrossian Royal Daurenki. Happy Hour (5-6p) has some $10 drinks, $12 mussels and $11 sunomono. All the plating was nice. As you can see, some things are less dear than others. Still less than the $275 for Soseki. They also have a wine and sake selection. There were only two other patrons there. One table of two when I came in and one solo bar goer when I left. The bar had five or six seats. I didn't clock how many tables there were. Not many. They make a big to do like they are doing you a favor by seating you. You just read how desperate they should be/act. I'll bet no one was at Soseki. But, I guess you have fake it until you make it. The room was tiny and white. Some little posters. My host (and all the non-door staff I interacted with) was very pleasant. They start you off with some puffed peas. Soy sauce from an eyedropper. They try and pull the special wasabi bs. I can't remember if they opened in the summer. It was far back on my list. The only real disappointment was the 20% service fee that they add and fail to tell you about. I double tipped on that plus the tax. Damn soft lighting. Not sure if it merits a Favorites.