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| - Once upon a time, in a magical land called the Internet, a writer for a family magazine had asked me to keep her company for dinner. She had to write an article on a cool place for a date in Calgary, and thought my ability to be charming, humorous, and most importantly, fight the urge to become a werewolf at a full moon, would be great reasons to bring me along.
The evening that followed was simply fantastic as a dining evening (check the pics!). It started with the Agedashi Tofu, a great start of fried tofu with accompanying sauce. I'm normally not one for tofu, but admittedly it was well done. Crispy where needed, with tones of sweet and salty.
Next up was the Tuna Tataki. Albacore tuna, seared, and paired with a light soy sauce. Well done. The tuna was flavourful, and the sear well done. I quite liked this dish.
We then decided to try 3 signature rolls, the Black Mamba, the Blowfish Signature and the Tandoori Chicken. Of the 3, the Blowfish is a winner. Crispy, soft, it's a great mix of textures and flavours. The Black Mamba was also pretty good, wrapped in unagi as such. The Tandoori, well, that was a bit of a miss. It did taste good, but felt a bit disjointed. While the other rolls had a harmony where the flavours all meshed together, the Tandoori didn't.
Add to that the discovery of the rather cool Lucky Buddha beer. Love the green bottle, and I smuggled it out of the restaurant where it now has a place of honour on my bookshelf. I guess I really should give the restaurant the deposit over since I cheated them of 10 cents or so. It's a pretty smooth beer, not too strong, so it doesn't overwhelm the delicate flavours of the sushi.
Overall, it was a great meal, and service was attentive. Music wasn't too loud at the time, and it's tastefully decorated with artwork by local artists.
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