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| - The first time I heard of soufflé pancakes was through a YouTube video and I remember watching it with drool running down my chin, so once I heard that those famously fluffy Japanese pancakes were coming to Toronto I obviously had to make my way to Hanabusa.
Arrived around 2 o'clock in the afternoon on their grand opening, and there was already a queue for seats. Waited for what seemed to be an eternity, but was really 30 minutes and got seated at the back where they can accommodate roughly 16 guests total, so don't expect to be seated right away if you come here as a large group. You can tell that the business was unprepared for the large turnout because servers were scrambling and you could overhear people complaining about wait times, missing cutlery, wiping tables, the WiFi password - the list goes on. However, the staff was extremely kind at all times and very apologetic about the chaos. Honestly, I'd give them a break there was so much going and I never saw them stop working I don't even think they got a break that day, but I digress.
It was the beginning of the day and they were already sold out of the matcha pancakes, and jasmine tea pancakes, so I ordered the custard pancakes and my friend ordered the original (don't). After fourty-five, YES, fourty-five lengthy, WiFi-less minutes, we finally received our pancakes. Mine was gorgeous - it did not mention in the menu that the custard pancake is brûléed on top which I think they should because who doesn't love a brûlée? After snagging a bunch of pics like that bodacious pancake was my own baby, I dove right in. The pancakes were as advertised: fluffy as fluff. The scorched sugar on top was crackly and had my favourite kind of toasted caramel flavour. The fresh fruits (strawberries and blueberries) on the side were great to cut back the rich, warm custard. Looking across the table to my friend, she seemed less pleased with her dish. It was plain. Three pancakes with whipped cream and fruit so they asked to steal some of my custard sauce heh.
After finishing our pancakes in about 3 seconds, we went up to pay and received a 20% discount. Not sure if this was for the grand opening or the mayhem, but I'll take it.
Overall, I'll probably come back in a few weeks when they're more comfortable. Until then, I hear there's another Japanese pancake house opening soon...
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