Friday night we had a real splurge, something we hardly ever do. But we had all accumulated some spending money and we'd wanted to go to this restaurant for a long time.
Restaurants must be pretty used to people photographing their dinner, because no one commented. 
So here are some of the things we tried at moto-i, the largest sake microbrewery and I think the first one outside of Japan. They do mostly small-plate Japanese bar food. It cost us $52 apiece, but we all tried more food than we needed and had quite a bit of sake; we could easily hang out there for less than half that price.
Here's the tofu miso soup:
Veggie dumplings with some amazing dipping sauce:
Grilled eggplant (I loved the sweet soy glaze, but it didn't turn me into an eggplant fan):
One of my personal favorites, the tofu bun:
And our three desserts we shared--mochi, sake-infused fruit and coconut sticky rice, and doughnuts:
If you're ever in Minneapolis and want a completely unique experience, I would recommend this place. And the servers have all been educated and trained to answer questions about sake-making!
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