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| - I went here last night to celebrate my birthday with the boyfriend. We were greeted by a bunch of waitresses (good first impression!). She took us to the teppanyaki area and we got a private table while the table across from us was jam-packed (yay for privacy!). Our waitress was very attentive. We ordered two green tea and she always came by to check on us and see if we needed a refill (yay for attentiveness!).
Move on to the dinner part. I ordered the teriyaki special (sirloin AND chicken) for $26 and the boyfriend got the sirloin for $29. And boy, the portions were pretty big, especially for mine. All teppanyaki dinners come with a side of onion soup, house salad, grilled veggies (cooked together with the meat of your choice), and steamed rice. You can order fried rice (pay extra, of course) and the chef will make it in front of you (that's when you get the egg-and-spatula action!). The food was good, except it got cold very fast. My sirloin strips hardened after 15 minutes, so I had to soak them with the sauce. But the taste wasn't bad at all. Besides, I went there for the experience, not so much the food :p
Speaking of experience, it all depends on the chef you get. We got a fairly young chef (perhaps a newbie?) and he was very quiet throughout the cooking process. I came in and expected a chatty, entertaining chef. You know, like the ones you see on Food Network :p Our chef was very quiet, he didn't explain about the different dipping sauces and he almost screwed up the onion volcano trick. That's the most disappointing part of the night. The chef at the next table was much older (probably in his 50s). He was very chatty and made jokes every now and then. And he nailed the onion volcano ;)
We also ordered Urajiro (mushroom tempura with fillings) as our appetizer. I expected it to be awesome (because I love mushroom) but the fillings were a bit undercooked (IMO), especially the shrimps. Not sure if they meant it to be that way, but it's definitely not my cup of tea.
So anyway, our bill came out to about $80 (incl. taxes & tips). Not bad for a birthday dinner at Yorkville :)
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