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| - First of all, if you were looking for authentic Japanese food this is not the place. It's a tiny spot with a nice cozy atmosphere, had to wait a bit but there were a waiting area. The decor is interesting, with some classic Japanese stuff near the washrooms. Behind the paper decor, the light box used was actually a poutine menu, kinda funny.
Anyways, service speed was decent and our server explained to us what the food was.
We started with a pork bun. The sauce was on the bottom of the plate, which soaked into the buns, making it hard to pick up to eat without touching the sticky sauce. Anyways it was delicious.
Next, I got the vegetable udon with extra pork. Okay, I am a sucker for good udon so I had really high hopes. However, it was rather disappointing. First, it was FULL of herbs like parsley and cilantro that was overpowering and made no sense in the udon. All I can think is that the meat might've gone bad so they tried to cover up the taste? Second, the baby bok choy was not washed properly so I had to suffer many bites of crunchy soil and sand. Except for the udon noodles itself, tofu, egg and meat, the udon was not authentic at all.
We also got the black sesame milkshake, which was delicious and decently sized.
Everything was pretty decent so I'd say this review could've been three stars. I think I've just chosen the wrong main.
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