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| - It took me quite a while to convince myself to revisit for the 3rd time Park Sushi. My initial experiences had left me wanting more from what was proclaimed as 'the best sushi on the East side.'However, ranked at nb 13 on the canadas100best restaurants list, I figured this place probably had some merit and deserved a closer attention at what made it shine, the sushi.
Located in posh Westmount, just below the trendy shopping west side of Sherbrooke street, Park stands alone in the restaurant scene. Nested on the first floor of an office building, it's warm wood heavy decor welcomes you to a rather untypical but very modern layout for a sushi restaurant where the sushi bar fuses as one with the open kitchen in the back.
We were seated at the bar and greeted warmly by our bartender/waitress who was surprisingly down to earth and had no problem calling for help when our questions on the wine list surpassed her knowings. The wine list itself is heavier on the dry whites as it pairs better with sushi and with the help of our servers we picked a perfect bottle of white from Greece. Great way to start the night as we tchin-tchined onwards to the menu!
Having visited twice already and being disappointed with their omakase tasting menu, we decided to stay away from their hot menu items and focus on their sure beats - the sashimis and nigiris as well as the chef's maki. Needless to stay, this 3rd visit was by far the best. Yes it's pricey, but it's definitely the most mouth watering bite of fresh raw fish you'll find in Montreal. Especially their nigiris which are all individually topped with different little garnishes (jalapeños, black caviar, fresh herbs) and lightly pre dipped in soy sauce. You don't need to do anything to it besides put it in your mouth and let the tenderness of the nigiri melt in your mouth! Yes mouth watering indeed! We were also lucky enough that evening that the chef's maki of the day was topped with blue fin tuna, the most buttery piece of fish you'll ever taste hands down!
The night had been going so well at that point that we decided to be tempted into dessert. Their desserts are not the typical green tea ice cream and fried bananas you'd usually find in a Japanese restaurant. Creativity shone through as classic flavours meet epicureanism. Chocolate moelleux with blood orange creme brûlée and a match chiffon cake anyone? Yes, me please!
Needless to say, we definitely left this time highly satisfied. Excellent service, great wine pairing perfectly with high quality food and to top it off an amazing dessert, what more can you ask for? The saying 'third time's a charm' definitely encompasses how we felt from our visit. We'll be back for a forth! But from now on, only sushi :)
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