Jing Restaurant in Denver - Round 2

Last Friday I entertained a guest at work with a dinner at Jing. My second visit was mostly business conversation, but we managed to do a little eating. Notably was the Kobe on a Rock, as this was a fun presentation and a good representation of why Wagu beef costs more, yum. This dish comes out with all the wagu sliced thinly and arranged around a smooth hot stone in the center. Dip the beef in the sauce, toss it on the rock for about 5 seconds, turn and then enjoy.

The duck this time didn't impress as much, I think the sauce was sweeter, almost cloyingly so; the skin wasn't as flavorful or crisp which might have made the sauce out of balance in the dish. I'll chock this one up as a near miss on a busy Friday night. One very interesting thing was the drink I had that had a "Buddha drop" in it, which is the head of this little flour which you eat to cleanse and enhance your palette. It was interesting, and worth it once just to experience the weird sensations that occur in your mouth during and after consuming the flower. But in the end, I'd have to say the flower was more gimmick than gourmet. Still, Jing seems to have some staying power with its food, even if buzz about drinks with flowers is now putting butts in seats.