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| - It was tough to rate Fin Izakaya, because it's a hit or miss kind of place. The misses are really less than impressive, but when you do find that one "hit", it is phenomenal! So really this 4 is rounded up from 3.5.
Hits:
1) Pressed Colourful Sushi -- By far this was the most interesting order of the night. When it first came, we were all so confused, because the server literally brought out a box on a plate. It was only when he lifted the wooden box that we saw a block of pressed rice and fish on the inside. Even comes with a wooden paddle for you to chop up the block to the size of your liking. Was kind of like cutting cake. Pretty neat way to eat sushi!
2) Pork Belly Skewers -- I LOVED this. The meat and fat are all marbled together on a skewer, allowing for a very firm and crisp texture, almost like biting into soft cartilage. I loved the nice clean taste of the sea salt, but the teriyaki also gave a nice smokey flavour. A highly recommended order!
3) Ebi Chili Mayo -- lightly battered shrimps with a delicious spicy mayo. I could eat a whole plate of these
4) Blowtorch Mackerel -- blowtorhced right next to your table, this dish was as delightful to watch being made as it was delicious. Didn't have that overpowering fishiness to it.
Misses:
1)Rock Salt Wings -- Decent for fried chicken, but nothing all that special. And they don't even come as full wings! Each piece only has one bone in it!
2)Beef Tongue Miso Zuke -- This was a sitrfry disaster. Everything was over sauced and mushy.
3) Tuna Tataki -- For $7, I expected more than just 3 pieces of tuna, or something done crazy to it. Average at best
4) Mentai Carbonara Udon -- Tasted like Kraft dinner cheese. Enough said.
So the moral of the story is, be careful what you order at Fin. It could make or break your meal!
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