| rev:text
| - Ki has easily become my favourite Japanese restaurant!
We came in on a Friday night for our 8:00pm reservation. We were then graciously escorted to our table located towards the back of the restaurant. It was a very large and comfy booth beside a stone river that runs through the length of the restaurant. The end of the table was adorned with three large candles. It really made for a zen yet intimate atmosphere.
Our waiter was fabulous that evening. Very attentive, funny, and knowledgeable of the menu. He went over the whole menu with us making recommendations for each category.
For drinks my husband was unsure about what type of sake to order. Again our wonderful waiter explained the differences and helped make recommendations. He even offered to bring a different type if he didn't like it. In the end he decided to go with the premium chilled sake on draught which he ended up loving. Heads up... its very strong! He could finish the last sip or else I would have had to carry him out.
I ordered the Genmaicha green tea which is definitely the best green tea I've ever had! My husband who is not a fan of green tea even loved it and declared it his favourite tea. A server was even kind enough to find out and tell us where it comes from.
On to the food now!
Tossed Edamame w/ Seven Spice
Hugeee portion came out piping hot, the spices added a wonderful shot of flavour to the ordinary edamame - very addictive
Tempura - Assorted seasonal vegetable
First of all this was the crispiest and least oily tempura I ever had. The vegetables we got were broccoli, green beans, sweet potato, and beets
Never had tempura beets before but I absolutely loved them! It's a must try! The tempura also came with two dips: a classic tempura + ki creamy roasted garlic dip
I prefer the classic as I found the garlic dip masks the tastes of the veg
Spicy Salmon Roll - Atlantic salmon, asparagus, endive, spicy raspberry sauce
The spicy raspberry sauce really made this dish! It was more like a sweet and spicy hot sauce which gave the roll a nice boost of heat!
Ki Beef Maki - teriyaki glazed Canadian AAA striploin, sweet potato tempura, asparagus
One of the best rolls I ever had! The meat was very tender with a hint of sweetness from the glaze, loved added crunch from sweet potato tempura and asparagus
Grilled Canadian AAA Tenderloin - served with a garlic ponzu sauce
Perfectly medium rare and soo tender absolutely loved this steak. The ponzu sauce was very addictive, I dipped every succulent piece of meat in it
Garlic Fried Rice
Made with sticky white rice which made for easier eating with chop sticks, I loved the fried garlic chips sprinkled throughout the rice, definitely packed with garlic flavour
Flourless Chocolate Truffle Cake served with orange whiskey sauce
A very rich semi-sweet chocolate flavour, the texture of the cake was very dense and thick not too creamy, definitely fit for a chocolate lover. Didn't care for the whiskey sauce, there was just a bit of it smeared on the plate which I found just very sticky.
Trio of Ice Cream
Sesame - I didn't really care for this flavour, found it too strong and intense like a really deep roasted sesame taste
Green Tea - nice strong matcha flavour, not too sweet
Red Bean - my favourite of the 3, tasted like vanilla ice cream with chewy bits of the sweet red bean
The whole meal was phenomenal from start to finish. Every course was beautifully presented, delicious, and flavourful. Everything came out in perfect timing and water always refilled, dishes cleared, cutlery reset, napkins even refolded for us! The service is first class and among the best we have ever encountered, they even gave us complimentary chocolates with our bill. Ki has rightfully become my favourite Japanese restaurant in Toronto! Quality, fresh, authentic food you must give it a try next time your in the mood for some Japanese!
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)