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| - It's hard to give this place two stars, but I think Kanpai will have to work a bit harder to improve that score. First of all, the good things. The decor and atmosphere were great and super trendy; my salute goes to the designer. The service was well-paced and generally pretty friendly. The names of their dishes were hilarious.
We ordered around 5 things from the menu, hence the 2/5 rating. Despite how good everything else is, the food is the limiting factor, and this is where they could improve. (Maybe they had an off day. Who knows.) The hakka-styled veggies were very bland. The spicy cauliflower dish was all kick but had no substantial or differentiating flavour (cauliflower is inherently bland, but the sauce didn't add anything and was only a cause of thirst). The popcorn chicken was decent, so try those. The spinach fried rice (it had a witty name) was unique and had a nice aroma. The fried chicken was fresh and moist, but the skin was overly crisped. Having had fried chicken from other Toronto establishments that pride themselves on their fried chicken, like Patois, Lucky Red, Bar Fancy, Old School, this falls a bit short (close, but not quite).
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