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| - I have officially been de-Guu-ed...
TF: "What? You've NEVER been to Guu?"
YT: "Nope."
TF: "What kind of Yelp Elite ARE you?"
I guess now I CAN actually have the audacity to call myself Elite? I know...
A tribute to music and to TF tagline:
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off Guu.
You'd be like Heaven to eat.
I wanna hold you so sweet.
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off Guu.
That probably failed miserably.. I should leave the song tributes to TF.
We (okay, one of us) arrived at 5:30PM and snagged the 2nd last table. They start the clock on you as there is a seating time limit of 2 hours. So if you miss the first sitting, you will most likely be waiting for a long time. At least now that the weather's nicer it isn't so much of a drag to wait and they have introduced a covered waiting area, so even if it is cold you can get some shelter.
Nothing's over until the girl with the huge lungs belts out her random Japanese in her window shattering, shrilly voice! Even the fat lady has to move over! I felt like I was in the middle of an Amazon war zone. I would say that the megaphone-style shouting actually would deter me from coming back. It goes from being unique and novel to darn right annoying... I think I was temporarily deaf for the next few hours following my meal there. I believe that if the food is good, which, in Guu's case, it IS... that you don't need to do all that to differentiate yourself... The food says it all!
We ordered the following:
Deep Fried Rice Ball w/ Beef Tongue & Pickled Ginger in Oden Soup: Very very yummy! There was a nice crust to the rice ball, and the soup didn't make it soggy. The soup base was very very flavourful as well.
Deep Fried Cod w/ Sweet Chili Sauce: This was amazing as well. The sweet chili sauce was not too overpowering, and the cod batter was divine.
KAKIMAYO (Grilled oysters with spinach, garlic mayo and cheese on the top): This dish alone is worth the 2 hour wait. It is extremely creamy and flavourful. I could've ordered 6 orders of this and nothing else. This may qualify as "one of the items that I'd want to eat if I were ever to be sentenced to death - the last supper..."
TAKOYAKI (Deep fried puffed octopus balls served
with TONKATSU sauce and mustard mayo): Again, this would qualify as a last supper item! The actual sliver of octopus is virtually non-existent, but the potatoe-y, creamy texture of the deep fried octopus ball is TO DIE FOR! (I swear Guu is going to make me commit some crime just to get a last supper list started?!)
SALMON NATTO YUKKE (Chopped salmon sashimi with seven friend: Natto, shibazuke, takuan, wonton chips, garlic chips, green onion and raw egg yolk) mixed and wrapped in nori: This was probably the weakest dish of the entire evening and I could've done without it. I didn't quite like the slimy texture that the egg yolk gave to the dish, and it was laced in sodium (e.g. the dominant flavour was the soy sauce).
In terms of drinks I ordered a Sake Mojito. It was an interesting twist, but I think I prefer the original Mojito much more.
5 stars for the food, deduct one star for the shouting... Because the food is so good I probably would put up with the Amazon war cries and come to Guu again... Will just have to make sure I bring ear plugs with me :p
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