We were startled by the tempura shrimp.

Speaking of batter, the feathery, crisp-covered tempura shrimp and vegetables is as good as it gets.

Another Asian dish, tempura shrimp, fell short.

The most common ingredients are tempura shrimp with mushrooms and an egg cracked on top.

The tempura shrimp had a too thick batter and too heavy a deep fry.

Sweet tempura shrimp proved remarkable for their lightness, and crab cakes were nicely seared.

Other Asian dishes include tempura shrimp and green Thai curry mussels.

The tempura shrimp were as light as any at Japanese restaurants, although the dish had an unexpected but pleasant orange glaze.

Our only starter let-down was tempura shrimp, which came in a crisp, thick batter blanket with a glutinous lemon sauce topping.

This was certainly true of the tempura shrimp, a deep-fried appetizer served sizzling hot.