rev:text
| - Ryu offers a fresh interior decor that can be sexy for setting the mood for a stimulating sushi date vs Maiko (which is in need of some decor upgrades). I cannot resist the impulse to compare the two. The overall sushi menu at Maiko is better in many ways and I'm not sure, but Maiko may offer better value for your dollar on certain dishes (and depending how you order). But that depends how you define value. Yes, the food is better at Maiko, but the food and atmosphere of RYU is a lot more current and happening. I recommend to call in advance to find out what's going on. RYU puts on alot of parties, so depending on if you're in party mode or if you're looking for a more "quiet" night, you may want to double check with them, because the atmoshpere is completely different, depending on what they have scheduled. I like that there is a clean, new lounge in the Pleateu. Sometimes it gets tiring going to such rustic, candle-lit, hipster joints all the time. I need my dose of swanky, vegasy, miamish vibes. Or what I like to call "M-T-L Chic" joints. Which is another way of saying "it's nice to see some MTL business owners that actual invest in atmosphere and not just put their grandma's couch set by the bar and call it hipster". Another thing about Ryu is that it can be fairly dead with not enough customers to create an ambiance at times, but this has probably changed, since I last went, because it's a new spot and it takes time to catch on. Menu -wise: A big turn-off is the heavy use of crab-stick, instead of real crab for the pricepoint of the dishes.
|