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| - In my entire life of food-journeying, Kazu is the only place I willingly and knowingly stood outside for 30+ minutes shivering in sub -15C temperature at night waiting for a seat. Totally worth it.
This is our fourth time here since we discovered this completely unique place with masterful culinary experience. The joint is small but all their dishes are tremendous (in term of quality and taste). The menu is rotating all year round aside from a few signature dishes that have established their fame (e.g. shrimp burger, 48 hour pork, ramen) and typically they are hanging on the wall handwritten (and/or handdrawn), a homey and cozy touch to a small place of wonders. After raiding through the entire menu the last time. We decided to try several new things this time around. We've been eyeing the beef kalbi while we waited outside, the thin slice of beef ribs shining with its marinate is an ever enticing sight. And having been deprived of raw sashimi for the past few months, chirashi-zushi sounded like ambrosia. Our foods came pretty quickly within a few minutes. Thinly sliced salmon and tuna lines bottom of my plate, four pieces each, the gorgeous shine indicates top notch quality and freshness. One savory bite of ultra thinly sliced tuna created an exploding sensation for my taste buds, the raw flavor with the smooth texture of the tuna accompanied by sesame seeds and a light citrusy sauce. The fish is extremely fresh with no 'fishy' taste at all. The beef kalbi is of the same caliber. With the scent of a smoked BBQ rib, one usually expects a the meat to be overcooked just a tab. But not this, the residual tantalizing smell of the BBQ is present for a mouth watering lure and the thinly sliced, marinated and glazed short ribs still attached to the bones are evenly cooked to perfection. From the first bite of the beef kalbi, boyfriend went 'WHOAAA, SO GOOD' (a day later, is still recounting the taste of beef kalbi the same way). Both dishes comes with a side of salad with a delicious light salad dressing and rice. Like hungry bears, we devoured our dishes, not wanting our tongue to separate from the heavenly tastes and textures for even a second.
Needless to say, another beyond excellent meal in our tummy courtesy of Kazu.
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