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| - Not sure about the low reviews, I enjoyed my experience and left happy. This place is still in the midst of their soft opening, so it's reasonable for them to take this time to find their groove. Service was super friendly, though admittedly sparse at times (but they're hiring too).
We went with friends so we shared the dishes. Started with the curry powder chicken wing appetizer - very flavourful seasoning. They say it's one bone and 8 wings, but it's really 4 wings cut down the middle. Still very good.
The beef rice was good; beef comes out raw on their tepanyaki plate (over 200C!) and it cooks in front of you. Pretty good! But the real winners were the Duck Breast pasta with Tom Yun sauce (spicy Thai). The duck was consistently red throughout (sliced for you), and appeared to be sous vide. Very tender and smokey. The pasta had a great kick to it (you'll be warned that it's spicy) but it was very tolerable. The Kimchi udon with beef was amazing too. Udon was chewy and the sauce was good. You can taste the kimchi but it's not too heavy. The beef that came with it was good, but if would've gone well if they had duck breast too.
For dessert, we ordered the Tiramisu and Black Sesame panna cotta. The tiramisu had a beautiful presentation (looked like a small planter box), though it was very light. The black sesame ice cream was very good, as was the panna cotta portion, It may be difficult to share as it's served in a tiny jar.
The place is well designed and very spacious (lots of room between tables). I would come back. 1 app, 3 entrees and 2 desserts came out to around $60 ($20/person). Not bad! Sure, service can be improved but they are working on it.
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