Thanks for the review! We also live close by, and have been keeping an eye out for its opening. I hope they're just going through some minor growing pains, and the menu will continue to evolve with time (quickly would be good!). Sake bombs?! Oooooooh, I'll hafta look into this . . . sounds like fun!

My husband and I went to Qin's for lunch yesterday, and enjoyed it. The atmosphere is on the elegant side, but friendly and non-pretentious. The wall of water behind the hostess desk is mesmerizing, and the bar set-up is really something . . . I loved all of the glass "drips" hanging from the ceiling directly over the bottles. Our waitress brought out complimentary fried wonton strips and sauces for dunking . . . one was ketchup-y, and the other mustard-y. The wonton strips were served cold, but they were crisp and tasty. Normally, we don't order appetizers because then I'm usually unable to eat my entree, but we were unable to resist the "Rock 'n' Roll" Maki, which is unagi (eel) and avocado. It was verrrrrrry good. I continue to have difficulty biting cleanly through nori, but that happens with me anywhere sushi is served, LOL! <---Talented, not :D (Can rarely fit a whole piece inside my mouth, so I hafta take bites.) My husband ordered the Wok Seared Tilapia (sautéed bok choy, red and green peppers, & mushrooms with a spicy soy reduction, served over noodles). I didn't sample his fish since I don't enjoy it, but the noodles and vegetables were excellent. Firm, well-flavored noodles with just enough heat to be pleasant . . . not too hot, not too mild. (I don't do acetylene-torch spicy, so it might be too mild for those who prefer heat that makes them sit up and take notice). He really enjoyed the fish, and the meal overall. I ordered the Peking Duck (honey rubbed & one day aged, steamed buns & hoisin‐plum sauce), which was wonnnnnnnderful! Not being very familiar with the buns, at first I attempted to make a sort of mini sandwich with some of the duck, the hoisin sauce, and a bit of sliced green onion and cucumber that were served along with it. It was fun to eat it that way, but I thought the hoisin sauce was excessively salty (I love hoisin sauce, so that was a surprise). It came with a second dipping sauce that seemed to be apricot-jammy, and that sauce was very good. The duck was luscious . . . the skin rich and crispy, and the meat delectably moist and tender. After eating the bun sandwich experiment, I ate the rest using silverware. We ordered a bottle of wine to drink throughout the meal, and then also ordered one of their specialty mixed drinks, Chocolate Purple Haze (godiva white chocolate, chambord & frangelico), to share between us. This was rather mild in flavor, but tasty, and came with a bit of surprise at the bottom of the glass . . . what appeared to be two, small purple grapes (?), which seemed to have been "pickled" in alcohol for quite some time beforehand. That was a very nice "pop" to finish the drink! Normally for dessert, we order one item and split it between us since desserts are usually huge . . . but we couldn't make up our minds between the Cinnamon & Sugar Cheesecake (fried cheese cake wrapped in light crust, rolled in cinnamon & sugar with mango & raspberry sauce) and the Chocolate Ginger Charlotte (chocolate chip sponge cake filled with chocolate ginger mousse) . . . so we ordered one of each. They were on the small side (particularly the Chocolate Ginger Charlotte), so ordering two worked out well. We've never had fried cheesecake before and didn't know what to expect, so we were surprised when this arrived looking like a burrito sliced in half. It appeared to be wrapped in some sort of light pastry or filo dough, which was then fried and sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon. My husband wasn't wild about the cheesecake, but I think that was because it was served warm and seemed rather light in texture compared to the heavy denseness of cold cheesecake. I enjoyed it, particularly with the wrapping. The Chocolate Ginger Charlotte was also good, but I would have liked to taste the ginger a bit more. There didn't seem to be any gingery taste a'tall with the first bite, though that became more apparent (but still subtle) as we continued to eat it. I'm not very well versed with mousse, but have thought it resembled pudding more than anything else. This, however, was very thick and dense, and not pudding-like at all. The chocolate flavor was good, and I really enjoyed the heavy texture. Our particular entrees were on the spendy side, but there were a lot of other options for $8 or $9. The service was attentive. There was a nice, up-tempo selection of music playing in the background . . . not too loud (muchly appreciative!), not too jangly, not too quiet. We arrived for lunch close to 11:30, and seemed to be the only customers at first. A bit later, my husband said that a party of three had arrived. They, and we, had the restaurant all to ourselves the entire time. This is a great little spot, and I hope more and more people discover it for the lunch hour. We enjoyed Qin's, and will definitely go back!