You know it's a good place when locals wait outside for their take out..
Started with the beef carpaccio. It was good but heavily ponzu sauced. I normally would have deducted stars for that but the ponzu sauce was incredible. I'd rank it on the top 5 I've had.
Then I had the Sea Bass salad - bass was perfect and the portion could feed 2 but I still managed to chow down the whole thing. Great presentation with the grilled flour paste and sesame seeds - makes a brittle that is folded onto the fish. Then there's the eggplant puree along with aforementioned sauces with dried seaweed and dried parsley sprinkled all over. It's a salad but it comes with rice. Theres also a tomator salsa with torn pieces of fresh mint.
They also have homemade ice cream. It was good but I was a little disappointed when it was Vanilla ice cream sprinkled with powdered green tea flavouring. I think with all the dedication to presentation, I found that to be quite anticlimatic.. That and their yakitori presentation.. Two tiny skewers dipped in sauce on a white plate. meh.
Tips:
1) tea costs you money
2) open concept kitchen, love it. Especially watching the chef and sous-chef create a bevy of colours and sauces right in front of you. They are super fast too. worth it to sit at the bar
3) The space is tiny
4) Only cash and interac
5) recommended dishes by those who know: Grilled Octopus, Kalbi beef, and homemade tofu
Arigoto!