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| - *They classify themselves as fine-dining Asian cuisine, or at least that's what the owner told me.
*I don't know how their pricing is going to be, especially in the Annex area where there are a lot of cheap food around for UoT students.
*The interior looks like it belonged to Yorkville area.
*Service is good, still need to improve but they just opened so it's forgivable
*This review is based on the order of the food that was given to me. I was actually provided with a SET TASTING MENU that day.
-"Shake N shake" salad:
You put the ingredients into a glass jar with lettuce then shake it. Seems a bit gimmicky imo. The salad was incredibly sweet from the raisins and sweet corn, thus making it an odd way to start the meal.
-Chili Salmon Soup
The soup was incredibly spicy and the salmon was overcooked as well.
-Taste of Life (matsukasa pork shoulder with four secret dressings)
The four secret dressings are: bitter, sweet, sour, salty. Good concept and the pork shoulder had a nice ratio of fat to meat, but the meat itself was quite bland. Except for the salty sauce, the rest didn't pair well with the pork belly at all.
-Shangtang Abalone
The broth was flavorful and light which complimented the tender and slightly chewy abalone.
-Divine Flame Signature Beef Noodle
AAA prime steak was seared in front of our eyes. The noodle had a chewy and firm texture while the beef shank was incredibly tender. However I thought the soup was quite bland and spicy, it didn't have any depth of flavor at all.
-Teppanyaki Rice with Curry Chicken
Similar to Aka Teppan. Curry had a nice kick to it, I thought the chicken was dry and bland.
-Snack Bun
How is this fine dining or creative if you give me a piece of white toast for a snack bun? Where's my steamed bao! I could have made this at home with more toppings. Luckily the beef stir fry was juicy and flavorful, otherwise this would have been a bland dish as no sauce was accompanied.
-White Fungus Nectar
Though the overall soup was not too sweet and the flowers didn't have that overbearing floral scents. It was too simple and they should have paired the dessert with other ingredients to add more flavor, taste and texture to the sweet soup. However due to its simplicity, it worked well with the tasting menu as the previous dishes was quite heavy. But as a dessert on its own, the flavor was not there.
-Mango Panna Cotta
This smooth and decadent panna cotta was pretty much irresistible. I liked that they kept the panna cotta itself almost non-sweetened, which paired well with the sweet mango sauce.
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