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| - Kingyo had been on my radar for sometime, and I finally made it here for dinner. We'd made same-day reservations and got an 8:15 slot. Arrived 15 minutes early but they were able to accommodate us right away, which was always a plus. Service was excellent, albeit on the slightly slower side towards the end. Understandable, as it was a Saturday night. I call it the Japanese hospitality, polite and efficient.
Between my boyfriend and I, we had:
Mabo sticky rice - this was one of their daily specials and admittedly, I did not pay enough attention to the description. The mabo sauce was savoury and flavourful, but I wasn't too keen on the deep fried mochi (sticky rice?).
Hamachi Carpaccio - fan favourite. Everything worked well together, and I especially liked the tanginess of their house sauce.
Stone Grilled Beef Tongue - need I say more?
Stone Bowl Seafood and Sea Urchin don - I am a big fan of anything cooked in hot stones, especially love the crunchy rice you scrape off the bottom of the bowl.. mmm.. however I find this dish too rich after a while. I suspect it's the Uni? The diced pieces of daikon also threw me off texturally.
We had some beers as well, decently priced. Lastly, we finished with some desserts. It's worth mentioning that they do half-sizes, which I absolutely appreciate. I like variety, and normally can't eat a lot of sweets. We got the black sesame ice cream, and Otona no pudding which reminded me of crème brûlée.
Overall, I had a good experience at Kingyo. Food is tasty and reasonable priced; it is a little on the noisy side, as commonly found in Japanese establishments with seats closely placed together and servers shouting their welcome and goodbyes.
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