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| - A Japanese restaurant that offers Wagyu beef in Yorkvile means you will be dropping a lot of bills when you eat here!
Came here on a weekday at around 6pm and it was relatively empty, made a reservation on OpenTable the day before and was brought to our table once we arrived. As I had requested on OpenTable, they did give me a booth seats which I really appreciate!
The main reason why I decided to come here with my foodie friend was to try their Wagyu beef, and of course that is the first thing we ordered. It was a tough decision between the 4oz American wagyu ($24) or the 5oz Japanese A5 wagyu ($80). We ended up picking the 4oz American because we didn't want to spend TOO much and wanted to try other food. Other than the Wagyu beef, we also ordered Tuna Tataki ($19), Kamameshi ($18), Sushi Traditional ($50), two pieces Sea Eel aka Anago ($10) and two bartender's choice of mocktails ($5 each).
Let's start with the cold dishes. Tuna Tataki presentation was amazing, the seared tuna paired with their special sauce and veggie tasted very fresh. The Sushi Traditional presentation was also very nice, but the fish was not as fresh as places such as Miku or Jabistro, I didn't think it justifies the $50 price tag for 8 sushi and a tuna maki roll. Sea Eel was very good, I always loved Sea Eel (anago) over freshwater eel (unagi). The eel was fresh with great sauce pairing, but I would prefer Nami's Anago more.
Here comes the best part of the night, the hot food here is exceptional. I would say the hot food here is probably one of the best I ever had. Wagyu beef was great, I love the presentation where they have a hot stone and you grill your wagyu beef on top of it, a very neat concept. Beef itself tasted very good as well, sliced perfectly to give the best texture. Kamameshi is probably the surprise of the night, my fellow yelper Cherrie recommended the Kamameshi and it did not disappoint! The truffle really brought out the flavour of the rice, the buttery smell mix with the truffle really nailed it!! I highly recommend this dish!!
Overall the experience was great, great setting, great service and great hot food. If only the cold food was also fantastic, this place would get a 5 in my book.
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