. "3"^^ . "1"^^ . "Being a huge fan of Japanese cuisine and working in Japanese restaurants, I decided to have my birthday dinner here with my boyfriend. Made reservations via open table a week in advance as it was Igloo festival and Happening Gourmand weekend. I added a comment it was my birthday. Upon arrival my reservations were not in the system. I showed the gentleman at the front my email confirmation on my smartphone. He said it was no problem and he would find us a seat. We were seated at the round table by the window which seats 4 so it was spacious but a bit cold. The man came back to the table and said he found my reservation in the system. Overall the food for me was average. The menu is limited to a few dishes only, for $25 no alcohol. \nMy dishes were the sunomono salad to start \n( Harusame noodles, cucumber, coriander, wakame, kani crab). I liked it as it was light with flavor. I tried the spicy salmon maki but found it lacked being spicey. My main dish was the chicken yaki (mirin marinated chicken thigh with rice). I was not impressed with it as it lacked flavor and was not very warm as it was served. I enjoy sauce with my chicken and it was missing from this dish. I had the pinky ginger cocktail which was an extra $11. It was tasty with ginger, lychee and raspberry pur\u00E9e. I finished with dessert the Yuzu donuts with condensed milk and black sesame. Good portion size as it comes with 3 donuts. I took mine off the chopstick and soaked it in the milk.\nThis was my 2nd visit here, it was more memorable the last time. The service was average nothing over the top. There was different waitresses coming to the table. The ambiance and decor is good, the music was good as they played R&B from the 90s. My boyfriend said it was way too loud for his taste. For my birthday there was no extra dessert brought out, perhaps we had to mention it."^^ . "2015-01-25T00:00:00"^^ . . "0"^^ . . "0"^^ .