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| - I went to UBU last night for some charity event they were hosting... well, I was really there for the lingerie calendar show FOR the charity. My date and I got there at around 8:40pm. It was pretty dead at the time, so we decided to scope the place out and check out the upstairs before settling down at a table.
Their wine list by the glass was quite standard, nothing that a wine connoisseur would rave about. What I did appreciate was the selection and variety. There were about 6 different wines to choose from both the white and red category. You would be able to find a type that would satisfy any palate. And you could actually pronounce the names of them!
I heard rumours that UBU had very good sushi. I wanted to try it out to see if it was actually as good as people say it is. I noticed that the menu looked pretty boring. They had things you could find anywhere else - California Roll, Spicy Salmon/Tuna Roll, Dynamite Roll, etc. These are all things you could find anywhere, right? But the way they make them at UBU was quite impressive. They revamped sushi, urbanized it and make it modern. Normally, I don't care for fancy sushi, but this was actually quite good!
The dynamite roll is not your typical dynamite roll. It came in four large pieces with extra tempura shrimp on top. What impressed me the most was good the sticky rice was. It was well cooked, very sticky, and was able to hold everything together. The seaweed was tender enough so that you could actually bite through it without looking like a sloppy fool! We also ordered the spicy salmon roll and vegetable tempura. Both were pretty good.
Although the food was good, I'm only giving UBU 4 stars because as a lounge it's not much different than anywhere else. I think that the venue itself gives it an edge. It's a great place to host fashion shows and similar events. Also, I would DEFINITELY come back for their half price sushi on Thursday!
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