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2012-03-04
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I originally didn't want to come here because I knew they serve yakitori at a high price. I travel frequently to Japan, which means I've been spoiled rotten by the amount of authentic and delicious Japanese food I've been fortunate enough to have over the years at reasonable and excellent prices. But then I was dragged here by my sidekick, who raved about how she'd heard raving reviews of this restaurant tucked away on Bridges Street and so I found myself in an entirely new dining experience on
True to what I've previously heard, the restaurant does not take reservations and all members of our party had to be present before we could be seated. The staff are all friendly and attentive, and our waiter took some time to explain the menu to us. I started with a Chu Hai, which was a mixture of shochu and carbonated water and had a citrus flavor. The drink was a little too bland for my liking.
We decided to order Sweet Corn Tempura, Korean Fried Cauliflower, Chicken Wings, Chicken Thighs, Chicken Oyster, meatballs, rice cakes and peanut butter ice cream. The food was incredibly creative, not to mention delicious. The sweet corn tempura wasn't too oily and was well-seasoned. The KFC reminded me of a lighter version of sweet and sour pork. All of the chicken skewers were tender and juicy. My favorite by far were the meatballs - full of flavor and texture of meat (and some sort of root vegetable, I think) that crumbles in your mouth after each bite. The meatballs came with a soya sauce and egg mixture dip which added some zest to them. The chewy rice cakes were somewhat ordinary but, like every other dish that we had before it, were well-seasoned. The peanut butter ice cream (homemade, I presume) was a fun idea but it was a little too salty and not sweet, and thus did not really taste like ice cream to me.
As the night wore on the restaurant became busier (but not chaotic) and became filled with a modern and edgy vibe. I'll probably come here again after my wallet recovers from this meal.
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