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| - Yuzu No Hana is a Japanese restaurant that attempts to be classy and fancy but sadly falls short. I have been here twice for dinner, and both times I was unimpressed. The food is at such a premium price that I would expect better quality.
The interior of the restaurant is visually appealing, but not accessible. Stairs need to be taken up or down from the entrance to go to dining. Service here was okay, I have nothing good or bad to say about it.
On my visit this past weekend, I ordered the Yuzu Bento ($36), which included tempura, sashimi, sushi, salmon or yakinuku beef and chef side dishes. It came in a two-layer bento box. I also ordered the Spicy Hokkaido Scallop roll. Tea was served to us shortly after ordering, which was nice.
When the food arrived, I had feelings of dissatisfaction. First of all, the tempura was not crispy at all. It was soft and not at all like how tempura should taste. Second, the side dishes were very mediocre and not worth tasting at all. My eating partner and I also did not think the salmon was above anything either of us could make. The sashimi and sushi were okay. The roll we ordered tasted like Chinese chili oil dumped over scallop, so we were not impressed with that. The spiciness greatly overpowered the scallop.
I'm curious to try the lunch, but since I am rarely ever downtown...it likely won't happen. Save your money for other favourites downtown!
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