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Atmosphere was warm, loud and boisterous; chefs yelling, waiters answering, voices raised to make themselves heard ...this was gonna be great fun.
Menu begs you to try something different. So many choices. Where to start? Our strategy: pick one 'safe' dish, then pick one dish you'd never think of trying.
Stand-out dishes:
"SALMON NATTO YUKKE" Chopped salmon sashimi with 7 friends (Natto, shibazuke, takuan, wonton chips, garlic chips, green onion and raw egg yolk). Mix them up and wrap it in NORI seaweed.
"BUTAKIMCHI BIBIMBAP" Rice, spicy ground pork, kimchi, assorted vegetables & an egg in a hot stone bowl
"MAGURO TATAKI" Lightly seared B.C. albacore tuna sashimi with ponzu sauce and garlic chips
Honourable mentions:
"IKAPIRI" Deep fried calamari with spicy ketchup and wasabi mayo
"Grilled SABA" mackerel with garlic, lemon and herb on vegetables
It pains, but easily forgettable:
"KABOCHA KOROKKE" Deep fried kabocha pumpkin croquette with a boiled egg inside
fyi: 2-hour time limit
And until the hype dies down, go early. Or you risk waiting. And they don't take your #, tell you to go across the street & have a drink while you wait. You just wait.
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