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2010-07-14
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Have been a fan of Kenjo in TST for over a decade. Lately, it was totally different as if the wheels have somehow fallen off. So I had my tentacles out to look for the spin-off. Took me a while but finally found it.Guess too much expectation could only bring disappointment.First visit was last month. It was a week day lunch and I let the sushi chefs take care of my order as they knew me and knew my preference from Kenjo days. It was different but not so different from Kenjo that I was not p
Guess too much expectation could only bring disappointment.
First visit was last month. It was a week day lunch and I let the sushi chefs take care of my order as they knew me and knew my preference from Kenjo days. It was different but not so different from Kenjo that I was not prepared to give it another chance.
My wife and I went for a lazy afternoon lunch last Saturday. Despite having booked a table, we had to wait for a short while. No issue with that as Kenjo also had the same problem, I said to myself.
As the sushi master recognised me, he sent in my favourite appetizer as an apology (and I must add, it was not free). The price was similar to Kenjo's but 50% of the size. OK, I would make a mental note of that.
I then ordered the self-pick sushi set. All the standard stuff was there but instead of a variety of daily specials like Kenjo, here they had only a couple and they were rather ordinary, nothing to write home for. The size of the fish was noticeably smaller but even the amount of rice in each sushi was also significantly smaller than Kenjo's.
My wife had the pork cutlet which was nicely prepared and at a reasonable price.
Ice cream or coffee came as part of the set, similar to Kenjo, and no surprises there.
It seemed this restaurant had more families as patrons on that day, possibly because of the location but sitting next to crying babies and helpers (not eating) and toddlers in constant tantrums with parents on their back was not what I expected or wanted as part of my lunch.
One more thing, if at all possible, try to avoid the little room at the back. It is small, stucked behind the kitchen facing the washroom and when there are toddlers throwing a fit, it is recipe for disappointing meal.
So, there you go. Would I go back again? May be but possibly not for sushi/sashimi and definitely not on weekends for lunch.
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