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| - At the beginning of the month, I made a reservation to celebrate for my boyfriend's 25th birthday. It was slightly hard to get to with all the construction and the rain that day didn't help but walking into the restaurant makes it all worth it.
The place is spacious; long halls for seating, a special area for booths and the bar area. The lights are dimmed, making a dark but intimate atmosphere. We sat in one of the booths and for two people, it's huge! I love the touch of water to the side of our booth, there was a man-made, miniature stream that made its way next to us which created even more of a romantic atmosphere.
Our appetizer was the Creamy Miso Chowder. It has seafood - probably crab, lobster, some clams, not too sure - these chives and a pair of biscuits that laid on top while drizzled with truffle oil. I loved this soup. The biscuits - I assume the wakame? - melted with the chowder which made the soup less heavy than what normal chowders tend to get. It was very smooth. The bits of seafood made the soup as well and while very warm, it hit the spot especially since we were coming back from the rain that day.
Our pick of sushi was first the Tempura Butterfish. It consisted of alaskan king crab, salmon, butterfish, avocado, cucumber with tempura crusted around the seaweed. We were very hungry so we gobbled these up instantly. They were small pieces of six. The amount of seafood was good but it was hard to taste the vegetables because of the tempura though. It was a very good dish, but not to great caliber.
Second was the Dynamite Roll. You probably had this in another restaurant; tempura shrimp, mayo, seaweed and cucumber. It is a staple to eat whenever my boyfriend and I go out. As usual, very good but nothing special since it was like the same as anywhere else. I didn't detect a Ki twist.
We also ordered a side of sweet potatoes with kabayaki sauce. You can't go wrong with sweet potatoes. It sates my craving every time I eat them and this wasn't anything different. It tastes like a regular sweet potato but the sauce changes everything. It has a bit of a kick which for someone like me, can't take spice lightly but this was not overwhelming. My only issue is that I feel like I spend my money more on the sauce than the sweet potatoes themselves.
Next, we got the Wok-Tossed Tiger Shrimp which had crispy rice and red pepper. To be honest, not that I haven't been in this review, this was one of the best items on the menu. There are a myriad of flavours that accompany it with every bite. It hard not to ask for more. I would personally order four of these just to eat. The sauce seems to melt in your mouth and the crispy rice contrasts it but not in a bad way. You taste sweetness from the shrimp, bitterness from the pepper, sour from the sauce. Never really tried something like this before so it is safe to say that this was a pleasant surprise of tastes.
We didn't feel up to have dessert, we don't usually have it so we order a round of Mutsu, or butterfish. I love this fish. It has a smooth taste to it and it's not slimy like some sashimi can be. This is probably my favourite bit out there. I suggest adding this to the roster whenever you feel like eating a la carte.
We wrapped up by watching the basketball game at the bar that night. The atmosphere of it is very laid-back and let us stay to watch the game after we paid for our food. They gave us a round of waters and a couple actually watched the game behind us.
The staff and service was very accommodating. I think this is the strong suit of Ki. They let me move to sit next to my boyfriend because the booth was so big. Our waitress even took a few pictures of us so we wouldn't have to take the awkward and gruelling selfie. She had us at the booth and suggested to take a picture of us in front of this huge gong at the front of the other end of the restaurant. The bus boy and our waitress helped us out with our food, serving us water and plum wine which I recommend anywhere if you have never tried it. Even staff who didn't directly serve was didn't hesitate to answer our questions or help us out in anyway. Overall, the people were friendly.
This is definitely a place where you would want to take your date. Super comfortable and super fancy - you don't need to act all stuffy like a preconceived Rich-body.
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