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| - After my first review, the manager/owner had replied back to me to listen more about my feedback, which I always appreciate. Fast forward a few months now and he indicated that they had taken some suggestions into consideration and that they've added a new chef, several new menu items. Given the lack of classy Halal Canadian steak/fine dining restaurants in the GTA, we decided to give it a go again. Sorry for the long review but I really wanted to translate all of the improvements and quality.
Now we decided to come earlier around 5:30 as we knew it would be less busy with crowds and lines normally forming after 7-8.
Initial overall impressions:
- ambiance was quiet and very relaxing - nice music playing
- warm welcome and seated immediately even though we were early
- we had a few mocktails to start with:
- pina colada was sensational with a pineapple garnish and nutmeg floating on top of a smooth, creamy coconut and pineapple flavoured mixture
- raspberry mojito is very refreshing with mint and fresh raspberry - both drinks are the perfect balance for a warm and uncomfortably humid day!
Chose the appetizer platter to start with - mini burgers had good flavour and were fairly tender, although not as juicy as a large quarter pound burger as to be expected with such small patties/sliders
Mac and cheese bites - crispy coating with cheesy Mac n cheese inside a tiny amount of spice tops off the flavour - would order these as a standalone - very good.
1/2 pound of churrasquiera wings which were baked and tossed in a house sauce that was a bit like Frank's. The wings were absolutely delicious, and I was tempted to cancel everything else and just order 2 dozen of these.
Spinach and artichoke dip was tasty along with pita that had baked Parmesan on top.
Also, came with jalapeno poppers - I've never had a jalapeño popper before but these were good and were wrapped in beef bacon, which tastes better than most halal chicken bacon.
And then there was meat! Sooooo the meat platter consisted of a half kg of beef ribs, sliced sirloin, baked potato topped with shredded beef brisket and cheese, and crunchy, coated homemade chicken fingers along with buffalo fried chicken wings which were even better than the appetizer wings.
Beef brisket on the potato had a slightly sweet flavour while the ribs had a sweet / tangy bbq sauce on top which I enjoyed. The flavour of the meat itself on the ribs was a little gamier than the sirloin which is to be expected for such a giant chunk of slow cooked beef. All of the meat was very tender and served perfectly with everything piping hot. Even after 6 or 7 minutes the ribs still had steam coming off of them.
Last but not least there was a sweet coleslaw side and a tangy mashed potatoe which the chicken fingers were served upon.
The dessert came out and holy dessert paradise. Creme brûlée and a strawberry cheesecake served in a martini glass.
I was told that the desserts are a new focus for the restaurant and that the sous chef has many new ideas that they are looking to include on the menu. Let me keep my comments simple on the desserts - the creme brûlée had a perfect topping along with a silky smooth bottom filling - amazing. the strawberry cheesecake was almost unstoppable as far as fork to mouth action. Finally, I wouldn't expect dessert quality like this from any place other than an incredibly high class 5 star establishment like the Ritz or Canoe, etc - black Ox brings that quality to you all the way up on Markham road.
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