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| - Made a same-day reservation for 6 pm on a Wednesday night but there looked to be a few tables free, so maybe you don't need a reservation? So of course, we gotta check out Drake & Susr Lee's collaborative spot! The restaurant is dark but has a lounge-y feel. It's loud with the other diners chatting but the music is also a bit loud as well. I expected only Drake music but there was R&B, hip hop music in the background. I was very impressed with the service. We never had an empty glass of water. The food came out pretty fast and our waiter was easy to flag down.
We ordered the Grilled Octopus, Salmon crudo, maple fried chicken and the truffle fries. We also tried the black berry ginger drink, which wasn't too sweet. It was refreshing and even came with some flower petals, perhaps inedible but looked pretty. The grilled octopus probably came 5 minutes right after we ordered, so we were very surprised with the fast service. It was a large tentacle with a slice of the body, red pepper relish, tampenade and potato salad. The octopus was tender but a bit too charred. Seasoned okay. I enjoyed each bite with the relish, tampenade and the red sauce (some spice?). I would've liked more relish since the octopus serving was bigger than expected. The salmon crudo came with salmon sashimi with green apple, jalepeno, cilantro and gluten-free ponzu sauce. The chip that came with this dish was a corn chip with sesame. I thought the chip flavour didn't go with the crudo and salmon flavour so we ate it without it. I liked the combination of the salmon with the fresh green apple (with some ginger?), jalapeno and cilantro. Each bite was well balanced and seasoned well. The truffle fries came in a regular sized bowl in a wax paper folded cone. There were a ton of truffle shavings, which were nice, but definitely not worth the price tag ($20). Finally, the maple fried chicken was definitely the best! The maple syrup with whipped butter sauce came separately, which was thoughtful since the fried chicken batter wouldn't be too soggy when the dish came to our table. There was also a watermelon coleslaw salad, which was fine. This dish (served only 4 medium sized pieces) was smaller than expected, especially since it came off the "large plate" section of the menu. However, each piece was moist, batter was thick and crispy enough for a good bite. We lathered the chicken with the maple syrup sauce along with the hot sauce they provided, mmm prolly the best fried chicken I've had in the city, period. This satisfied my Korean tongue, which usually looks for something sweet, sour, spicy and rich flavours. The batter could've been lighter but with the maple syrup and hot sauce, perhaps a lighter batter wouldn't have held up as well.
All in all, I would come back and recommend this place to others. Pricey but it's a nice atmosphere and good service.
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