This is a 3.5 review not 3.
This spot is tucked away in a far off land I like to call east, east side Toronto.
I had been dying to go and very happy I made the trek. It's a solid three for me for several reasons. Although the food was good of the dishes that astounded me it was not what I anticipated for the cuisines influence.
The chicken and duck liver mousse was incredible. Absolutely would order again. Flavour profile on point. Smooth, delicious yet not too rich. Paired well with the filipino bread of pandesal. Another stand out was the sunchoke skewers. Usually not a big of fan of these but I am a believer if they could taste this good. Another fave was the roasted squash salad. An interesting combination of roasted acorn, pumpkin seed pesto, thai dressing and arugula. It had this spicy zing to it. Hard to explain but I almost would say this was a tie for my favourite dish.
The pork skewers I have today were disappointing. It made my eyeballs roll back from something in the marinade that was excessive. It was the one dish I was completely looking forward and let me down the most.
They ran out of the ingredients for the drink I had wanted so I settled for the Thai Gin Fizz. I couldn't finish it. Maybe it was the lime leaf infusion then more lime on top of it. Didn't seem to balance for me and somewhat turned me off drinking it. The ginger in it was fine but we definitely found it off.
I will say super knowledgeable server. She knew her beer and the technicalities behind them to impress someone like me that knows nothing.
Would I go back? Not sure. I'm glad I went but I can't say I'm dying to go back.