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| - Kazu is a great little place in Montreal that has long line ups to get in.
To start off with, I am definitely not a hater. This place was fine. It just wasn't as crazy good as the hype made it out to be.
Maybe I just ordered the wrong things?
To start with, the menu seems quite big. But there are so many duplicates. Like the sashimi and tartar are the same essentially in taste, but different in presentation. There is also another dish that has double the amount of sashimi, and also the same flavourings (i.e. sauce).
I got the onigiri - a big step for me since I am always watching my carb intake. I thought I would splurge on some rice balls that were supposed to be a-mazing. They were okay... Like, I would never order them again. Maybe the flavour du jour on them wasn't my thing.
The ice cream was fine. Thankfully it was a microscopic serving in an espresso cup. Maybe they had a sense that I was on a diet and gave me 1/2 the amount I saw other people getting... Basically it is vanilla ice cream with whatever flavouring the flavour says, added to it. It is not coffee-ice-cream, it is ice cream and coffee... if you get my point.
Yes, the presentation is lovely. There are heaps of that crunchy straw-like decoration on a shelf above the kitchen, and they toss it on the plate making it look very sexy. There are drips of sauce artfully smeared on the edge of the dish that you can roll your food morsel in. It's beautiful.
It is a tiny place, no joke. Keep your elbows close at your sides and keep your belongings between your legs. It's like flying economy class on a plane, seriously, with a busy busy aisle seat.
It really was 'A-OK' as the 3 star yelp rating designates. I would go back again and try more things on the menu. I didn't try the shrimp burger, and do regret that. But it was just too many carbohydrates, and I couldn't cheat THAT much at one sitting. Next time.
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