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| - We went to the Chase (the 5th floor restaurant) for my husband's birthday last night. I wanted to love it, and obviously knew it was going to be an expensive dinner, but I just didn't think it was worth it.
First off, I don't mind dropping $200 on dinner for the two of us for a special occasion, but I expect it to be worth it. There are several meals we have had this year at other high end restaurants spending the same or a bit more, which were better.
So we ordered the burrata and the king crab, and had the bread to start. The bread is amazing for sure so no complaints there. The burrata - let me say the burrata itself was probably the best I've had in terms of being a real burrata, as soon as you cut into it the creaminess oozes out. However, I just found the accompaniments didn't do anything to elevate the burrata - arugula salad, a little bit of artichoke and chili. It certainly wasn't bad, but at twice the price of the most expensive burrata I've had, it was just totally overpriced.
My husband had the king crab which was very good. But again, compared to a lobster pasta he had a month ago, it wasn't better nor did it require the higher price tag.
Maybe dessert would have been good, but at that point we figured we would just finish our drinks and call it a night. It is a beautiful restaurant, and maybe we just didn't order the right things, but at the end of the day, there's a lot of good food in Toronto, so I don't think we'll be going back.
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