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| - Guu in Toronto! Giving a few weeks for the hype to settle and for some of the kinks to be sorted it out, my girlfriends and I finally were able to check out Guu. Knowing the frenzy and lineups, as well as the minus 20 windchill today....we arrived at 4:55pm, for the restaurant's 5pm opening. There was already a line-up of 20 people in front of us. They didn't open the doors until 5:15. We were told that today would be 2 hour seatings, so if you weren't in the first seating, you were stuck standing in line for 2-2.5 hours. Sad thing is that.....the line only go longer as the evening wore on. So if you are willing to eat early, go to minimize standing in line. Lines are long in Vancouver as well, we waited an hour for our table....at least it's milder weather on the West Coast!
Once we were in...you have choices for tables, community tables and sitting at the bar. If you want entertainment, sit at the bar - we were constantly watching all the dishes that were coming out (which added to our gluttony). You get to see these hard working chefs, who in the midst of non-stop cooking, still find the time to yell cheerful greetings to guests. Added bonus - you receive your food more quickly when at the bar, so the dishes are still quite hot and fresh.
Onto the food:
1) Sweet shrimp sashimi - one of my favourites from Vancouver; sweet and delicious!
2) Salmon Natto Yukke - chopped salmon sashimi mixed with egg, garlic chips and lots of other veggies and seasonings that you wrap in seaweed; a very unique dish.
3) Takoyaki - deep fried octopus. It's good, even though I don't like octopus. Make sure you eat them while it's still hot.
4) Karaage - deep fried chicken, one of the best that I've had. Light on batter, lots of meat. Very juicy, not dry at all.
5) Ebimayo - huge pieces of shrimp, with mayo sauce.
6) Tontoro - pork cheek, lightly seasoned, very tasty.
7) Stewed Pork Belly - I looooove pork belly and this melts in your mouth. Must try with the mustard sauce.
8) Beef Tendon (don't remember the name) - stewed, very flavourful with stewed radish and carrots
9) Yakiudon - stir fried udon. Great for finishing off the night, warm and comforting.
I ordered a ramune (Japanese soft drink), which added just enough sweetness to my meal. There were only a 1-2 choices of ramune cocktails. Again, Vancouver has more choice here.
I am absolutely stuffed, as I complete this review. I am pretty happy, but I know I can't regularly tolerate 5pm dinners. The prices for Toronto are a bit higher. It's not quite Vancouver's Guu, but it will do. It's still guu'd!
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