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3.0 of 5 stars.
The service was friendly and the food was pretty good. We ordered the combination platter that came with Beef shorts ribs, chicken teriyaki and grilled sea bass with rice,salad and Miso Soup. Not bad...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely love this place. The staff is incredibly friendly, and there is nothing more flattering than having the staff remember you. We always ask for some Unagi Sauce with our order, but we don't...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Lots of things for me to eat as a non-seafood eater. Kalbi is good. I wasn't impressed with the karaage chicken, though. Skip it. Miso soup and veggie sushi was yummy. One of the things the hubby...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
3.5 STARSThe restaurant is very clean and nice and service is great, and as far as the food goes, it was pretty good, but not exactly the best. We ordered...Hamachi Kama - A piece of yellowtail collar...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Had a late-night Japanese craving and decided to check Sushi Solano out. Ambiance and space is nice, but my first reaction to the menu was that everything was a little overpriced. Opted for the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have been here twice for lunch. I like the decor. On my second visit, I met the husband and wife owners, who were very nice. They are Taiwanese-American, and during the second visit, the wife was...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yet another cool little place on Solano Ave!Came here a bit ago just looking for a sushi in the area, and it was a friend's recommendation. We started with the pork gyoza and an organic sake, which...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place has a great design, nice open and airy, great service and great sushi. highly recommended! lunch specials are a lot of food for a very reasonable price. loved the dragon roll. i love my...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One year later I returned to Sushi Solano and it was better than ever! They have a huge selection of vegetarian rolls and the prices are reasonable. It's my favorite sushi in Albany.
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The numerous positive reviews of this joint, and the fact that my husband and I decided to eat here based on them (and waste a meal) are the reason why Yelp is worthless. The food here is terrible. I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice interior.Good tempura. Crispy and not oily. Miso soup too salty. Sashimi was good but I'm not an expert.Lion King (in foil) was flavorful. Pretty expensive though, but Japanese food tend to be.
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I give this place 5 stars, not because it's the best sushi I've had, but because it was a really great experience. We just moved over to the area and didn't know where to go for sushi. Nothing on...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My girlfriend and I decided to eat here last night. She was on the fence about going. We started off with the Blue Fin Toro, Fatty Hamachi, grilled Sea Bass with Miso, Hamachi Kama, and they were...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Three words: bones in fish. Let me elaborate: in my chirashi. There were pieces of fish in my bowl that smelled like an old freezer, fish that only garnered a cursory, attempted chew before I...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've seen this spot coming down Solano a few times, craving sushi and said to myself, 'I want to eat there.' It's pretty far down from the busier part of Solano in Albany which means parking is a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
GREAT SERVICEDELICIOUS ROLLSMODERN, CLEAN DECORREASONABLY PRICEDReally enjoyed:- Deep fried spicy California roll: Crunchy, flavorful, and a mouthful. - Lion King: The sauce was sooooo good... (baked...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
finally got to try it today for the first time , very good service , clean and food is above avarage , lion king roll is a must , will go back again and try different things i didnt have anything...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
hey, it's sushi! It's like every other sushi place that doesn't suck and is pretty good! They have some decent rolls, okay miso soup, kinda bland gyoza, and some other stuff I don't really remember....
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
not very good. i've had much better.
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Surprisingly good! My west-bay snobbery takes another hit. Fish was fresh and really flavorful -- great selection. Fatty hamachi sashimi, butterfish, ume shiso, some delicious (but not overstated)...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
they don't have anago. they aren't creative with their rolls. why the 4 stars? their service & quality of product make up for it. plus, they have monkfish liver... yummy! haven't tried it... DO IT....
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We love this place!! My husband and I go here to sit at the bar and chat with the owner/sushi chef. He is incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. He has encouraged us to be more adventurous then we...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
"I want uni. Let's get some uni", said Jason C. while we were enjoying a nice, big cup of froyo in Berkeley. All the Japanese restaurants that I could think of in the area were closed, but while...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Pros: Fresh, high quality cuts of fish. Great ambiance. Sushi chef trained in Japan. Good Service (the sushi chef/owner even came to sit down with us at the table)!Cons: A bit pricey.Overall: If you...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Let me qualify this review by saying I ordered Udon (not sushi). It was bland and the vegetables left something to be desired. I also ordered pork gyoza, which were quite good, and made up for the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Well it was either go food shopping on an empty stomach (which means buy things you don't need) or grab something and go. Yup I went with the grab and go. However, I decided to take myself out to eat...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The only annoying thing about this place is that multiple times, at least 4 or 5 times, I have tried to go here and they're closed! Ok, so I like to eat Sushi on Sundays, Mondays, and mid-afternoons...
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Decent place... sushi is fresh. Bento boxes are the bomb. Rainbow Roll IS A MUST! They also sculpted their sushi pieces, at least the California Rolls, and they still melted in my mouth. A little...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place passes the "affordable and edible" test. I ordered the shrimp and avocado salad and sake sashimi. The sashimi was more than generous - 5 very large pieces. The salmon was decent, but a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place! It is my new Sushi restaurant. Everything I have eaten here has been great., all fresh, especially the Chirashi. Wow! Such big yummy buttery pieces of sashimi that melt in your...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yummy sushi, great variety with some unusual items, reasonable prices, and friendly for groups (including kids). We come here at least once or twice a month.You have to try the plum with shiso leaf -...
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I had lunch here once and the sushi was good and super cheap! Always a plus! A good bargain if you are looking for a quick lunch! However, it's not my favorite place nor would I become a regular.
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Their Sea Bass Teriyaki seriously melts in your mouth. A little pricey for my taste in general but I gave them four stars for the sea bass teriyaki. wait, is this the kind that is endangered?...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a great place to get sushi if you want someplace that makes really good options. The menu is extensive and one of my favorite things on the menu is the avocado sashimi appetizer. It is...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a nice recent addition to Solano Avenue. Not the best Sushi in town, but have more choices and less expensive than Sushi Sho, yet much better in quality and services than Miyuki and Sugata....
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I found Sushi Solano by accident one evening about 2 months ago and have been back about 3 or 4 times. The chef / owner Kenny has been making sushi for a long time and his experience shows through...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably a 3.5/3.75 star restaurant, but I'm rounding up. Sushi Solano is fine, I've been about 4 times. Service can be spotty the fish is almost always fresh (but I'd say 3 out of 4 times)...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Life is hard for sushi lovers! What to consider: freshness; knife skills; an open table!!! Maybe even a recommendation for or against a certain slice every now and then! Ambiance? I've never left...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'll have to give it a 3.5 stars.Tried to get a seat at Kirala, but it was packed, so we ended up at sushi solano. There were some good things. Here's what we ordered.Hamachi Sashmi Starter: We got...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Yuck! Barely-cooked eel that smelled funny... I ate it anyway. I was very sorry.
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sushi is tough to get right, and the truth of the matter is you have to PAY to enjoy 5-Star sushi. I am somewhat of a sushi enthusiast and the places I will not eat sushi surely outrank the places at...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
the fish was not fresh. nuff said.
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The sushi was pretty good and fresh, altho portions were a bit undernourished. The service was incredibly lame, and the waitress was well-meaning but did not have enough English (or Japanese, which we...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
"I ate its face." The immortal words of a proud 3 1/2 year old after eating the face off of a fried shrimp head (amaebi) and the best father's day gift ever. I tried Sushi for the first time when I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
To call yourself a sushi restaurant, especially in the bay area, you need to actually make sushi, which Sushi Solano did not do. I ordered a cherry blossom roll, which is spicy crab with tuna on the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
the single star is for -1 star!!Below This place is not good at all!SUX!I ordered tonkatsu with my usual sides of UNI and Ikura.They both tasted old and going bad!That is my true test of any japanese...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this is my new favorite restaurant. went here for the first time a few months ago for a friend's bday and have been there every week since. fish is incredibly fresh. the rice is always perfect. the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the fish at Sushi Solano. The sashimi was really delicious and well prepared. There is a decent sushi roll variety and the prices are all mid-range....
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Oh, the tyranny of nasty rice. Sushi Solano's sushi is ok from the inside out. The spicy tuna was both spicy and tuna. But the afore mentioned "rice" it was wrapped with was terrible- dry, stiff...
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
We had lunch there when it first opened and it was pretty terrible. The service was all over the place- they didn't have the logistics of food service down at all. The food wasn't so great either-...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place, their sushi is always fresh...LOVE LOVE LOVE it here.. the service is always good and the owner is very sweet. yes there has been a few comments about the decor which is a bit...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I think it's over rated. This place was highly recommended, unfortunately, my family and I left a little disappointed. They probably had new servers--friendly and prompt- they left out the salad and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Their sushi is fresh and well prepared. I also liked the service, their servers were very friendly and prompt.
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went with Albany-inhabiting friends last night to Sushi Solano, their go-to spot for sushi. I think the space used to be an Italian restaurant -- it has a Tuscan vibe inside which is punctuated by a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
These are the old owners of Mr. Sushi in Oakland (now Coach). THe sushi is very fresh and the selection is HUGE. I am not sure what these other people are talking about but they must not be talking...
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
My Rainbow roll was terrible. The rice was undercooked and thus hard and dry. I don't even think it was sushi rice. The California roll part of the hand roll consisted of a chunk of imitation crab...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The comments on this one are all over the place. I went based on a favorable review in the Chronicle and left scratching my head. They had recommended the pan fried noodles with chicken, prawns and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Had a great lunch at a very nice place. I am surprised there's not more people. The lunch combinations have plenty of choices and for once it's not just teriyaki and tempura. There's vegetarian...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food: The sashimi is pretty good. The rice isn't consistently great- but OK. They could do with an aesthetically pleasing salad dressing. Atmosphere and prices: The prices are seriously reasonable and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
4.5 stars.This place is going to be my new go to place for sushi! Decor is cute without being cheesy and overly Japanese. Room is large and spacious with ample seating. Large selection of...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Sushi Solano hoping for the best, but was thoroughly disappointed. - Sushi was sub-par. We ordered 4 rolls, 3 of which looked EXACTLY alike. The only roll that was distinguishable from...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Kinda on the big side for a sushi place, I was surprised at how many tables there are and wondered if they ever fill up. The BF and I wandered in here after a trip to the hot tub place the other...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I thought I reviewed this place a long time ago but guess I forgot! When I visited here, the place was pretty new so pardon me if things have changed at all. 3.5 stars.here was my experience1) all the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
so... yeah... how do you even go into a place like this? well I'll tell ya, my lady got a recommendation from someone she THOUGHT she could trust... and that's it! nevermind the design hangover from...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is pretty good! I was a little hesitant to try it after the abysmal reviews regarding the service, but nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?The restaurant does look a little...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not great but not horrible - mostly because we sat at the sushi bar and so our orders didn't have to wait for a server to pick them up as many people at the tables seemed to have to do.Last night...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It appears that many of the glitches that led to previous poor reviews were likely the result of Sushi Solano having only recently opened. I went there tonight with Rachel S. and we loved it! I'll...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
California roll was awful. Chirashi had hard, day old, dried out long-grain rice, not short grain sushi rice...I mean if you're going to open a sushi place you should at least consider the type of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been only once but intend to give it another try very soon. Overall, nothing spectacular nor memorable but clean and giving a good fix for some basic Japanese food without any hassle. If I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It breaks my heart to review this place. You're probably wondering why I am so heart-broken if I bothered to give it four stars. It was very good. The service was fantastic. This place was a find...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I have to agree with Amanda on this one-This place leaves a great deal to be desired...I met a few friends at Sushi Solano later in the evening around 8:30pm.(Translation- not 15 minutes before the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
What is everybody here smokin'? This place SUCKS!!!I can think of 5 better sushi places in the area and with better service to boot. First, the interior just doesn't work for a sushi restaurant. It...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
YES YES YES!! I have been searching for a new favorite sushi place since Miyuki broke my heart- and this place dropped into my lap. It is replacing the forgettable Beauregards' spot. It's hard for...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am somewhat sad that someone beat me to the punch on reviewing this place but I'll live.My boss has been friends with Kenny, the owner, for something in the neighborhood of 15 years and refers to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We landed here completely driven by hunger, happening to be in the neighborhood, and not knowing a thing about the place. Which, it turns out, makes sense, since they only opened yesterday. Ha!My...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2007
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