I arranged a reservation from Royal Oak , MI to celebrate my son's birthday with his girlfriend and her parents whom we had not yet met. This was a wonderful place for such a meeting and celebration. It is small, cozy and eccentric and we were so warmly greeted and served by the waitress who is the wife of the chef. The chef treated us to several free "samples" of soup and appetizers. The presentation of the food was elegant, and the food was delicious and my husband raved over the Korean salad. There is an full page of vegetarian options which was good as one of our company is a vegan. We were not rushed and the atmosphere was relaxed and happy. The artwork is most interesting. The chef came out and visited us and told us about his way of preparing tiramisu which was excellant.... he treated the birthday person to one of these. The chef is passionate about the high quality of his creations . although intially uncertain, we were not disappointed by our choice of this restuarant. Personally, I liked the decor . It added to the experience for me. I liked knowing that it was a place where there was a following of regular customers who are like "family". It was a fun and quite different. I would like to eat there again when I return to Toronto.