gonzai | One Birthday Dinner, Done

Just got home from Mom's birthday dinner. I took her to a fairly new place near us that I hadn't even heard of before this week, 7 West Bistro. Mom plans to go back for lunch Monday. Yep, went that well. Place was huge, and the staff was extremely ready. Turns out there was going to be party there this evening, Mom counted the chairs and came up with 90. Big party. Anyway, Mom got her rack of lamb, I had crab ravioli and we split a shrimp appetizer and a chocolate/raspberry cheesecake. Excellent across the board, not unreasonably priced, and service was so smooth we did the whole thing in exactly one hour. Definitely worth a return visit.