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| - Just 'okay'. They greet you with a drum roll when you come in, which is cute. We had bar seats, so we had a lovely view of the very muscular young, male cook ;) highly recommend the bar seats, you get to see what other people are getting! We got their:
Shrimp Mayo - this was just okay, I prefer Kinka or Nome's ebi-mayo to be superior to this. Shrimp just weren't sweet enough/big enough, and just wasn't as 'fluffy'. (11$)
Deep Fried Oysters - I don't know what was up with their deep fryer or the oil, but this was super dark and quite hot! My boyfriend burned the top of his mouth. This was also just 'okay'. (9$)
Squid and Mountain Vegetable Salad - this was quite good, it had a very refreshing salty/sweet/tangy taste. I enjoyed this very much. (4.50$)
Today's Chirashi - this looked very unappetizing, but tastes fine. Serving size was small and the fish didn't look too fresh though. (10$)
Steamed Shabu Shabu - this was really yummy! But only 4 slices of chashu, which was a bit lacking. This came with lettuce, zucchini, and mushrooms along with chashu and it was all steamed in a dimsum-esque container, and they gave you sesame and ponzu sauce to have with it. The sesame sauce was excellent, and the ponzu had a tangy sour taste from the yuzu. This was good - but expensive for the amount of meat. (10$)
23oz Asahi - tasted great, cost about 14$ which is how much it would cost to buy a 6pack of Asahi at LCBO.
Overall - falls on the low scale for izakayas, but it was a pleasant meal after hitting the gym. I probably wouldn't go again - I'd go for Nome/Kintaro/OG Kinka, depending on where you are.
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