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Service was excellent. We enjoyed some Bloody Samurai's (similar to a Caesar but with a few changes), garnished with shrimp.
Now, on to the food.
As soon as we sat down, we were offered a few bites of a noodle/cabbage dish. I'm actually not sure what it was, but it was delicious and the perfect amount of tangy.
I thought this was our "amuse bouche", as promised by the menu, but then the actual amuse bouche came out and it was divine. Salmon sashimi (I'm sure there's an official name for this, but I don't remember it) mixed with a light sauce, garnished with a radish, and sitting atop a piece of seaweed. Lovely. Too bad my date ate his, otherwise I would have been happy as a clam eating both.
Next, we had the lobster bisque with an egg. Yes, an egg. It was amazing and just the perfect size to give us a taste without filling us up for the next course.
Then, the aburi sushi came out. We had a lovely selection of seared tuna, squid, salmon, scallop, and one or two more types of fish. Each piece had it's own seasoning (e.g. a dollop of something or other), which was a nice touch and helped bring out the flavour of the fish. There was no soya sauce, which I'm not used to, but it's not a big deal. To be honest, I wasn't wowed by this, as I regularly have aburi sushi and it seemed like it was supposed to be smokier.
Finally, our kobe beef steaks, medium rare, came out. The rest of the menu is determined for you, but here we had a choice between the kobe beef or black cod. I'm sure the black cod was great, but I just had a craving for kobe beef. It exceeded my expectations, as it was served atop grilled asparagus and peppers, accompanied by a mushroom rice mountain seasoned with truffle salt. Yes, you could actually taste the truffle salt, and it was delicious.
The dessert wasn't very impressive compared to everything else. My date and I ordered one of each so we could share. He got the green tea affogato and didn't want to share (it was delicious). I believe it was ice cream covered in green tea sauce, with some cookies on the side. I got the chocolate fondue. The fondue wasn't warm, and I ate all of the fruit on my plate. I wish I got the affogato because it was really good.
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