Promise of Wild Garlic disappoints

One of the menu items at Wild Garlic Grill is the grilled cabrilla sea bass fillet with heart of palm, avocado tapenade and a sun-dried-tomato risotto.

Promise of Wild Garlic disappoints

This is a tale of two dinners.

Grill-it-yourself meats spice up Azian

Larry Conrad III, 6, and his father Larry Conrad put meat on a grill on a dinner table at Azian, where you cook your own barbecue. A server will guide you through the process and mix sauces.

Grill-it-yourself meats spice up Azian

Larry Conrad dishes raw meat from the well-stocked buffet at Azian. The meats are marinated and there's a slew of accompaniments, such as kimchi, scallions and garlic. You pick the meat it and cook it at the grill in the center of your table.

Grill-it-yourself meats spice up Azian

ABOVE: John Nguyen prepares shrimp tempura at Azian, a sushi and Korean barbecue restaurant.

Grill-it-yourself meats spice up Azian

LEFT: Sushi is not a buffet and some special sushi dishes are additional to the all-you-can-eat price.

Grill-it-yourself meats spice up Azian

As children, we were bombarded with dinner rules: No elbows on the table, don't talk with your mouth full, don't throw milk in your sister's face. The joy of being a grown-up is that you figure the dining rules you have to learn are behind you. Not at Azian.