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I love this place.
Came to little restaurant twice in two weeks because I simply cannot stay away.
Dinner service has a completely different vibe, trendy and slightly too loud music (I asked the server if the volume can be lowered and he was very accommodating ), but the food...phenomenal tapas style dishes, perfect for sharing. Every little morsel on the plate was licked clean by my friend and I.
What made me fall in love with Omai is their uni. This uni is one of the best I've tasted in Toronto, extremely fresh, salty crunchy bits that I cannot identify, but every time I hit one, more saliva just pools in my mouth..and they do not skimp on the portions! So just do it, get that 15 dollar handroll, it'll be the best decision you've made all week.
Of course, a couple days later I dragged my coworkers back here for lunch so I can get the best chirashi ($32) I've ever had, packed full of uni, sweet scallops, shrimp, pickled egg yolk (I'd a tube of this for take out, squeezed directly into my mouth), the same salty crunchy bits as their handroll, and adorable little snap peas carefully placed, with love.
Sure, my wallet hurts, but my mouth is in its own personal heaven. My stomach growls for Omai as I'm writing this review, and if you like uni, I urge you to go to Omai, if you don't know what uni is and want to try it, I urge you to make Omai your first uni experience, if you hate uni, you still gotta try Omai because it'll be a completely different experience than that bad sea urchin you had that one time.
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