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| - After a long day with the girls, we had to decide where to eat and since the original choice was closed for a private party, I tossed in either Crispy Roll http://www.yelp.ca/biz/crispy-roll-toronto#hrid:AUB_dxKeEyUr3VYoX2iNlw, my standby favourite eatery on Queen St W or East. The deciding factor for East was that they would have a much nicer and WARM washroom (and they did - hurrah!).
The modern dark decor of the restaurant received very positive reviews from everyone. We were on the second floor and it very quickly became clear that 2 servers desperately needed more hands to help (or shall I say, 1 and half servers? Though nice, our actual server was rarely seen, and when she did show up, strolled very leisurely along... ladeela... yes, I did ask for hot water about 20 minutes ago? yes, I would still like it, please and thank you...)
I've always been a fan of pretend fusion Asian fare, it's a bit of an odd quirk. My friend and I had the Korean Kalbi and tiger skewer dinner, which I found quite delicious, though absolutely inauthentically 'Korean' and the sauce was a bit heavy and too sweet. My friend was a bit less forgiving and declared the ribs to be too bitter. Another friend had some fried rice dish that could have come from a food court. Someone else had the pad thai and found it so sour and tomatoey she couldn't finish it and proceeded to tell the server to recommend to the chef how they could improve it.
All in all, a nice place to visit, great for groups, not the best food and the 3 stars say it all - it's a-ok.
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