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| - I came to Nome on Tuesday for their buck a shuck special. The person who brought me here is a regular and thank god he made reservation, because there were already people lining up when I came at 6:15pm.
Environment:
Right off the Sheppard-Yonge station, the restaurant is super convenient. The ambiance is great, it's like a sports bar almost with the TVs live broadcasting the Jays game when I was here. I would say the restaurant is quite loud because of the small space and the crowdedness. We were seated at the back where half of the seats are on a long bench on the inside and the other half are tall bar stools on the outside. I kinda don't like this arrangement because the tall stools weren't comfortable to sit on.
Food:
There were 2 types of oysters on special pricing, the malpeque and the fanny bay. The malpeque is the cheaper one for $1 each, but it's also smaller and the meat is a lot thinner. The fanny bay is $1.25 each and 8 for $10, in my opinion this is the better value because the oysters are bigger and so much more meatier. However, if you're new to having oysters it might be better to start with the malpeque because the taste is lighter.
I ordered a mix of malpeque and fanny bay and found that they were both really good and totally fresh. No food poisoning. They give you a large variety of sauces for you to put on the oysters for flavor.
I also ordered the fried pork belly and it was terrific as well. Though it's $7.5 for 5 tiny pieces of meat, much like traditional Japanese cuisine which they go for quality over quantity. My friend, who is the regular here, also suggested other dishes such as the balsamic beef strip, mini burger, bulgogi taco, and the wasabi octopus sashimi.
Service:
Even though technically only 1 server is assigned to your table, you can also ask the other servers for help as well. They all seem very nice and professional, well knowledgable of the menu items. If you tell them beforehand that you're splitting bills, they would make sure to get your names down and actually remember them!
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