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| - Last Friday was my friend's birthday -- she chose the restaurant "AME" and so we trotted along our merry way there.
When I was trying to find this place, I got a little bit confused as there were these huge doors that I had to enter through. You walk in, and it's like you're brought into this new world.
Ambiance was great. It's like a little chic supper club; around 10 PM - it becomes a lounge where the DJ comes out to play some great beats -- however, not so loud enough that you can't hear what everybody else is saying.
AME is defintely a place that you need to go with a bunch of friends just to be able to try the different plates of food that they have.
We ordered quite an amount of food:
1) MISO BLACK COD: One word - deliciousness. Although presentation was simple and lacking compared to the rest of their dishes - I was so impressed by the taste, texture - EVERYTHING. It is a definite recommend.
2) SQUASH TEMPURA: The presentation was different than your usual Asian tempura bento box. They placed each of the tempura squash on a nail. Presentation was spectacular, squash tempura was spectacular.
3) WATERCRESS SALAD: I wish I was able to try this, however, my friend was unwilling to share.
4) SUSHI MAKI: Truth be told, I feel like I've had better sushi at other places, but the WASABI was amazing (... really?). I'm not kidding. I believe they grated their own horse-radish. It was quite a treat.
5) TSUME GLAZED TUNA KABAYAKI: I found this dish to be okay. The fish was seared well on the outside.
6) WAGYU RICE: So I was a bit skeptical to be purchasing RICE for a price at this restaurant; however, it was totally worth it. I'm not sure what exactly they had incorporated in the rice, but it was flavourful.
7) KINZANO MISO BUTTER FISH: Off their famous Robata Grill, the butter fish was grilled to medium rare and was hidden under a shrimp cracker. It was like finding a pearl in a clam. However, I would still recommen the miso black cod more.
8) DUCK BREAST: wasn't a very memorable dish.
9) PORK: cooked with a bit of spice, my friends had absolutely loved it. I think they may have hyped it up too much for me, and it was okay.
DESSERTS: The menu is hilariously cryptic. Literally just telling you what the flavours are and not explaining to you what they really were (does this include ice cream? cake? cookies? what is it!) Our waiter, Michael, did an amazing job of selling us the desserts. We bought all of them. I can't recall every single one, but I would definitely recommend the lemon & sesame one (that might be because I'm not a huge fan of chocolate desserts). Each dessert was soooo flavourful - we were all dying with excitement.
However, our night wouldn't have been so amazing if it wasn't fror our waiter, Michael. He certainly knew his food and described each of the dishes with such perfection. When he was describing the desserts to us, I felt like I as going to cry because they just sounded just THAT delicious. He always checked up on us, and had a smiling face.
I would definitely recommend AME to those who want to sit back and relax and perhaps splurge a little on some excellent dishes.
Will definitely visit again!
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