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| - I went to this restaurant with couple other friends while I was visiting Toronto. I have been to many Izakaya in Tokyo, so I was on the fence going to this spot. From what I get, it is a busy restaurant overall so I would recommend that you make reservations if you don't want to wait for a long time. Once you arrive, the staff great you loudly, it is very common to that in restaurants in Japan. If you are looking for a quiet dinner, this is not you spot. Think of Izakaya as tapas, you get a bunch of stuff and you share with people.
We order the following:
1) Salmon Natto Yukke, if you never had Izakaya or Japanese food, I would say stay away from this. If you are curious and have a sense of adventure, go for it. The texture is very slimy.
2) Gyu carparccio was good. It comes with wasabi sauce on top. Nothing strange about it.
3) Karaage fried chicken, nothing super exciting about this one. It is friend chicken with mayo on the side
4) Takoyaki, some people called them octopus balls. Not they are not octopus testicles. They are potato ball with a piece with octopus in it. Be super careful when you want to take a bite. They usually super super hot and most of people end up burning their mouth. That ain't fun for no one.
5) Brie cheese, this is pure indulgence nothing more
6) Eggplants, I am a big fan of eggplants. I order them everywhere I go. The were good, if you want some veggies with your meal. It is a good option.
7) BBQ pork belly, pretty delicious. I would recommend this. It was well cooked and crunchy from the outside
8) Almond tofu, this remind me of eating flan if you are familiar with it.
9) Cheese cake, it is a matcha cheese cake. All I have to say
I would go back to this spot again. I enjoyed the ambiance, the staff was super nice and helpful.
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