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| - Spoon and Fork? Umm I didn't see any of those utensils, all I had were chopsticks.
So after a few recommendations from friends saying that I have to try this place, I must remember not to listen to them about food advice ever again. The one thing that turned me off in the beginning was the price, $24.99 for ayce dinner that doesn't include free refills on drinks or dessert. Not a great start, if I'm going to spend that much on ayce I rather go to Mandarin, at least I know I'll get crab legs or lobster for that much. Did I mention I'm not a fan of Mandarin. Just saying!
There was a few things that did stand out, one being the interior of the restaurant. The decor was nice, the black and white theme for the restaurant is a nice touch and the chandeliers hanging from the ceiling makes it seem more of an upscale place. I did not like the lighting at all in the restaurant as it was getting dark. For lighting the waiter lit a candle for our table, how romantic, NOT! When you're at a restaurant with four guys you definitely do NOT want a candle light dinner, nice concept for couples but definitely not for friends.
On to the food:
Maki rolls and Hand rolls were okay, I like that there wasn't that much rice, but the fact that they were very cold turned me off. It kind of reminded me of the rolls you would find at a grocery store or an asian supermarket, not very tasty and cold.
Sashimi was a little hit or miss. There were times where it seem like it was very fresh and then there were times where it was still frozen.
The beef and chicken dishes were hit or miss. One of the beef items that they served us, beef teriyaki, tasted like liver according to one of my friends. I haven't had liver since I was young so I had no idea what he was talking about but I will account that the beef was horrible.
Thai dishes were also a hit or miss, the flavour in some of the dishes were flat out amazing, while others left this horrible after taste. The pad thai reminded me of thai express in that it was almost the same which is kinda sad coming from a restaurant.
Service was very good at times, I did notice one thing though with the servers and that was they only came to our table when we finished our food. So before we could order any more food we had to finish the food that was on our table first. I guess they've had a very bad experience with people not finishing their food and ordering so much.
Would I come back? NO! If someone were to have a birthday here or something that's probably the only time I would and I would not get the ayce.
Items to definitely get
- calimari
- garlic shrimp
- lemongrass chicken
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