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| - With the swarming crowds buzzing through the Urban Eatery Food Court at the Eaton Centre, Akashiro is your destination for peace and tranquility.
It's your only option for private dining in the concourse level food court, actually its the first time I've seen a full-service restaurant (alochol / bar & all) located smack dab in a food court!
From the time you step inside you feel as though you have been transported to a quaint little sushi house and the rumbling crowds outside have been matted out.
We wait by the hostess desk infront of the restaurant to be seated. It's almost 6pm but not too busy yet in here and we are kindly seated at the front at wooden table in a dimly lit restaurant, it feels more like a lounge.
We are provided with a menu and our waiter comes to take our drink order. Keeping with the Asian theme we order 2 cups of green tea. It comes out piping hot with that authentic mild flavour.
As we browse through the menu we see mainly traditional Japenese cusine (as expected) but also some other enticing options as well. Our waiter comes over to give us a hand. He does a great job of explaining dishes. We oringinally wanted a beef dish but he apologized that no beef dishes were available today (weird?) however after describing some other dishes were totally sold and had no regrets!
To start:
Spicy Salmon Roll - 8pcs, salmon, green onions, ground chili sauce
Great flavour, you can tell it was freshly handmade, no wasabi needed, it had a nice subtle kick to it!
Tempura Vegetables -Deep-fried assorted seasonal vegetables
Nice crispy coating with great crunch and flavour. A definite must try!
Vegetables included sweet potato, acorn squash (my fav), eggplant, zuchini, and a jalepeno with a sweet dipping sauce
Main
Chicken teriyaki -Grilled chicken & vegetables with teriyaki sauce
Perfectly cooked and tender meat in a sweet teriyaki sauce. Surprising this meal is not served with rice, but our waiter quickly brings us over a cute pot of sticky white rice after we inquired.
Dessert
We were not intending on ordering dessert here but after our waiter went over the desserts menu we were sold once again.
Japanese Angel Fruit Cake
He made us a deal and brought a slice of both flavours to try.
Green tea - not too sweet, light green tea flavour
Black Sesame - just a hint of sweetness, more of a bread & butter flavour
Both the cakes had a sponge cake like texture but they were moist. I can't say I loved the cakes but they definitely weren't bad but not your traditional sugary western style cakes we are so accustomed too.
At the end of our meal our waiter introduced himself as Frankie and told us that he was in fact the manager of the restaurant. We were shocked, to say the least, he was the kindest more gracious waiter I've ever had, very attentive, in fact all the staff here were very attentive and cheerful, clearing our tables, bringing food out in stages as we completed each entree, and never letting our cups of green tea go dry.
He thanked us for coming and gave us a 10% discount on our entire bill and welcomed us to come back again and he would give us a surprise on our return.
I will definitely be returning here! Amazzing service and food! Tranquility hidden among the chaos of a food court! A definite must try!
FYI There are no bathroom in this restaurant, as it is in a food court, no worries its located adjacent to the front entrance, just steps away!
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