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| - Friday night at 9 pm. My friend and I decided to check out a different Izakaya we have never tried before. After searching on yelp to see which one is closest to my house, Kintaro Izakaya came out on top.
When we arrived, only the Bar is available as every other table has customers, that's a good sign. When we sat down, we started with a couple of Asahi Black. Love the beer! - only downside is they didn't provide us with chilled glass for the beer, not a big deal though as the beer itself was ice cold.
Onto the main event, we ordered the following: Cheese Mune, Tori Nankotsu, Uzura Bacon, Gyusagari, and Ika Teriyaki (all pictures can be found online).
I have to say, the dining experience was not really up to par in comparison to other Izakaya places that I have been to.
1. Cheese Mune - they use Chicken Breast underneath the cheese... Chicken was really dry.
2. Tori Nankotsu - the cartilage is a little 'chewier' than we used to - according to my friend.
3. Uzura Bacon - The Quail Eggs were excellent, but the bacon was not. It seems to me that they used half the amount of bacon in comparison to their picture on the menu.
4. Gyusagari - this is perhaps the worst as the meat is more raw than I am used to. The inside of the beef tenderloin is closer to rare...
5. Ika Teriyaki - The grilled squid was quite nice, but the teriyaki sauce is too salty.
This Izakaya's price is also a little higher than the other Izakaya's that I am used to. I didn't even order Karaage! - $15 dollar?? Ebi Mayo for $11 dollar? that's almost twice the price than what I normally pay at similar places.
I don't think I will recommend anyone to come here as there are other better selections in Toronto.
I will most likely not re-visit this place myself either.
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