To begin with, the drinks were well-balanced and girly-sweet without being cloying. As to the noshes, we sampled seven of the restaurant's small plates, nearly half the appetizer menu ($8.50-$3.50). The Boom edamame puree was made for dippin' with homemade salty sweet potato crisps. We found the curry potato korokke to be a tad underwhelming, as we needed a little more oomph from the ginger creme fraiche, but our companion disagreed, describing the fried croquette as a "curry blast followed by a potato fist." more ›