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| - This place is great and quite the experience. I came with my boyfriend and we had a nice time sampling a few different plates. It's hard to describe as Guu is the very essence of fusion food. It's definitely not for people who lack a sense of adventure with their food. If that's the case, you'll probably have trouble finding something on the menu that sounds safe and familiar.
I'm not a big sake drinker and wasn't really feeling a cocktail so I stuck with water, until my boyfriend's Sake Mojito arrived and I tasted it. It was fantastic and very refreshing, so I ordered one of my own.
We tried to order a different parts of the menu. Sorry if this gets redundant, but it was all good:
-From the starters we opted for the takowasabi (marinate octopus). This had a kick to it, but was flavourful and delicious. The octopus wasn't too chewy either, which it often can be.
-From the cold dishes we tried the salmon tataki (salmon sashimi). This dish was beautiful and came with nori and rice so you could roll the fish into pieces of sushi. Also very good.
-Because of the yelp reviews, we ordered the deep fried brie. Absolutely incredible. The brie was wonderful, the breading wasn't greasy or overpowering and the sauce it was in was sweet and delicious.
-The kakimayo was our selection from the grilled/baked section and this was easily the highlight of our dinner. The baked oysters were enormous and both of us were scraping the bottom of the shells. I want to try other things on the menu, but I certainly cannot resist ordering this again.
-We were still hungry after these and ordered the Yaki Udon. Very good. A dish I wish I could eat every day. I live right down the street now, so I guess I could!
Nice experience overall, though it was hard at first to flag down someone to take our order. Well worth the confusion though.
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