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| - A huge group of us recently came back to Anju for a going-away dinner for a fellow Yelper. From the very first line of communication, the staff at Anju has been SUPERSTARS.
Allow me to explain. When we called to reserve for a group of 17 people, I spoke to a waitress and tentatively booked with her. Then the next day when things were confirmed, I tweeted to Anju (that's right, they are very active on social media!) asking when I can call them about my reservation, since they only opened at 5pm, and it was noon then. A few hours later, Roy calls me directly and informs me about the $35 per person tasting menu for groups of this size. That's fine by me, I thought, and then proceeded to tell him that 2 of us diners will be vegan. And I don't really eat pork. Roy fumbled a little, which made me feel guilty for being so demanding, but then he said "Okay, I will put together a menu for your group". I was quite impressed with this entire exchange. From him caring enough to give me a call back, to him deciding to put together a menu just for us and our dietary restrictions.
Anyway, we arrived that night, and our server was Keegan (I apologize if I spelled this incorrectly!). Keegan was lively, helpful and incredibly engaging! He never let our soju glasses go empty, and never allowed a dull moment. Seriously one of the best waiters I have had the chance to encounter in Calgary!
On to the food: the chicken wings were delicious, thick and juicy, (in fact, a few of us thought we should make Anju our regular wing night place!), the truffle fries were phenomenal, the oysters were FRESH, the crispy tofu was OUT of this WORLD. Oh my... I was in foodie heaven. In between us downing our shots of delightful soju (we had the aloe, mango, lychee and passionfruit flavours), and the delicious food being brought to our tables, course after course, I felt SPOILED! Yes Anju, that is how you made me feel. For our main course, we had lettuce wraps with rice and 3 kinds of meat: beef, pork and chicken. Once again, scrumptious. While all this was happening, my vegan dining partner on my right was being brought her OWN little vegan menu too, so she was also being taken care of. And I was so happy to see that there was only one pork item on the menu, Roy actually took my preferences to heart! For dessert, we were brought cute little flavoured popsicles - also delicious. By then, we were all so full!
Honestly, I cannot find one flaw with this place. High quality creative cuisine, generous portions, AMAZING service, soju (ohh the soju!)... Anju is PHENOMENAL. Chef Roy is a genius, plain and simple. If you have not been yet, you are seriously missing out.
I am so happy a place like Anju exists in Calgary. In fact, it might just be my new favourite restaurant. I would give them 6 stars if I could.
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