tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89579664788447070522024-02-19T05:15:06.896-05:00C.C. Tasting MenuChu Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383869416717163493noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957966478844707052.post-87185047173244520872011-07-18T18:14:00.000-04:002011-07-18T18:14:50.601-04:00Cafe Moroc<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date: July 2011</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Location: 49 Front Street East, Toronto, Ontario</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summerlicious is back this year. This year I get to try out a few different restaurants and hoping they are going to be great. The first one is Cafe Moroc. I have no idea what to expect because I never tried Moroccan food before. Neither knowing where the country is on the world map lol. Base on this fact, I only wanted to try out their lunch just in case I don't like their food beside it is cheaper too. As usual, for a $15 lunch I got appetizer, menu, and dessert. My overall impression is, I will go back for dinner for their regular menu.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Baby lettuces, dressed with Champagne and pomegranate vinaigrette, topped with fresh fine cut vegetables, cherry tomatoes and balsamic cremini mushrooms</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veggies are fresh and the vinaigrette has a hint of sweetness. Love it!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hand rolled “Moroccan Cigars”, hot crispy pastry stuffed with a mixture of mildly spiced beef, cashews and raisins, topped with chipotle aioli</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Taste a bit like curry beef spring roll. Not sure what the orange sauce is but it taste good.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Pan Seared 5-ounce fillet of salmon, topped with mango salsa, served with saffron basmati rice and traditional Moroccan root vegetables</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Very moist and tender salmon. The sweetness of the mango makes it taste even better.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Julienne of chicken breast wrapped tightly with honey-butter onion, Mediterranean olives, couscous and rich tagine sauce, served with choice of Moroc Frites or Café greens.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">I can't really tasted the chicken as it was over powered by the yummy couscous. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">6-ounce AAA Angus New York Strip loin, seasoned and grilled, blanketed with caramelized onions and horseradish mayonnaise, served with choice of Moroc Frites or Café Greens.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">According to my friend, the steak was average and the french fries are soggy. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">This is one of the best creme brulee I have ever tried. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">It was not too sweet so I could tasted the custard.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Website:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.raajapanese.com/"> www.raajapanese.com</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">C.C. and I check out daily deal all the time to look for good restaurant deal. Not only that it is a good way to try out different restaurants but also a great way to save money. I have heard of RAA advertising on 680 News when it first open. I always want to try it out. (That's the power of advertisement!). One day, I spotted a deal from RAA $20 for $40 of food on the internet. This is a perfect excuse to try out new food.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is no free parking on site, however there is a green P at the back of this restaurant. This restaurant is heavily decorated with wood. My first impression is "wow it is very dark but warm and cozy". C.C. and I were greeted by the owner right away and a table for 2 was waiting for us. Next, the waitress gave us 3 different menus (1) Regular Menu (2) Drink Menu (3) Food not available Menu ^o^. At first I was surprise to see the "Food not available menu". Later on I was a bit disappointed because I found out the food which I wanted to order were on the not available menu. Finally, C.C. and I ordered some fried tapas and sashimi to try out.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7 samurai is way too sour to drink on its own. It is not my taste.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spicy grilled squid. C.C. said it is very spicy but I found it average.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Deep fried squid, ginger mayo. I couldn't taste the ginger in the mayo at all.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crispy rings with soy ginger flavor. Excellent crispy rings and very juicy.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Location: Unit 1 - 3160 Steeles Ave E, Markham, ON L3R 3Y2</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">I can't believe I haven't update my blog for such a long period of time. I guess I was getting too lazy.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">This time I am going to talk about a restaurant which I have visited before - Shiso Tree. I have been visiting this restaurant regularly and their quality of food are getting better and better. When they first started there weren't lot of selections on the menu. However that has been changed. Their menu has 3 different sections: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Wafu</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"> (Japanese style spaghetti), </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Cream </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Tomato </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">sauce based spaghetti. As many of you may have notice, Shiso Tree only serve spaghetti and you can't find any other pastas. This time C.C. ordered </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Spaghettial nero di seppia</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"> on the menu of the month and I ordered </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Creamy Bacon Carbonara. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">We paid $7 extra to add the pasta set which includes soup of the day and a piece of cake. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">greens with tomato in a soy sauce and sesame based dressing.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a very fresh and tasty salad. Soy sauce and sesame are a good combo.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Creamy Bacon Carbonara</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">This is a big hit. A very creamy dish yet I didn't have the gluey feeling in my month.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">I tasted the egg yolk, cheese, and bacon combined together well. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The garlic bread is very crispy on the side but warm and soft in the middle.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ~$11</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Spaghetti in squid ink sauce with clam and calamari. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">This is a special dish which is on the monthly menu. I wish they can include it in the regular menu.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">This is my first time trying the squid ink spaghetti. Tell you the truth I can't really tasted the "ink".</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">The taste of the sea came from the clam and calamari which were cooked to perfection.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fruits are fresh with the light cream. Not too sweet. Perfect for after dinner dessert.</span></div>
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</div>Chu Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383869416717163493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957966478844707052.post-38527400302823134752010-11-08T08:55:00.008-05:002011-01-04T17:31:31.311-05:00Zelda's Restaurant Patio and Bar<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date: October 2 2010</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Location: 692 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 2A6</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Website: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="http://zeldas.ca/">http://zeldas.ca/</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My friends and I were walking along Yonge street and looking for a restaurant to fill our empty stomachs. We spotted the sign "ZELDA" which caught</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> our attention as we are all gamers. Once we stepped into this restaurant, a friendly feminine male waiter came and served us. After a minute, we noticed a waiter wore a T-shirt saying "Legally to be Gay" and another topless waiter who only wore a tie. That's how we realized we stepped into a restaurant which is operated by a group of gay men. ^o^</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alright, enough with the drama and let's go back to the food. Zelda's Restaurant has a very good selections of food on their dinner menu includes burgers, pastas and vegetarian dishes. I was very satisfy with the food and my friends dishes were all delicious. Another special thing about Zelda's Restaurant is the bill or receipt was bought to us in a high heel shoe lol.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Country style with lean ground beef, blend of herbs & spices, topped with balsamic glaze and served with home style gravy</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> $12.99</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Basa fish fillet pan-fried with authentic Tex-Mex spices & fresh lime, wrapped in two flour tortillas with tomato salsa & shreed lettuce, served with crisp nacho chips, guacamole & sour cream $10.99</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8oz. of juicy 100% never forzen lean ground beef, homemade with our special blend of herbs and spices & served with all the fixin's $9.99</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with melted cheddar or Swiss cheese, served on tasted whole wheat, rye or egg loaf with crisp bacon, and peameal bacon $12.99</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Location: Unit 1 - 3160 Steeles Ave E, Markham, ON L3R 3Y2</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shiso Tree Cafe is another new restaurant situated in J-town. C.C. heard from his colleagues that this restaurant served Japanese style pasta so we decide to give it a try. Their menu have 8 different selections of pasta and two of them are Japanese style.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shiso Tree Cafe has a selection of different organic tea.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are $3 each. I found it a bit pricey.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the first time I tried out a soy sauce based salad dressing. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>Chu Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383869416717163493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957966478844707052.post-41922661218205539082010-11-02T18:55:00.007-04:002010-11-06T01:43:27.472-04:00Izakaya Ju<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date: October 24 2010</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Location: 3-3160 Steeles Ave E, Markham, ON L3R 4G9 (J-Town)<br />Website: <a href="http://www.izakayaju.com/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">http://www.izakayaju.com/index.html</span></a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are 3 new restaurants open this year in J-Town and Izakaya Ju is one of the them. I've visit Izakaya Ju many times recently as their food are very Japanese and delicious. They got the l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">iquor licence recently so there are selection of different Japanese beers and sakes. Izakaya Ju carries a lot of traditional dishes include: Yakitori, and Ochazuke. They use Binchōtan (a type of charcoal) to grill the yakitori so it has the right amount of distinct smokiness. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><b>Asahi Dark Large Beer</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><b></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">I love this dark large. It is very easy-to-drink.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">However I don't think it is for sale in LCBO yet.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Very tender beef tongue with spicy onion on top. It is a cold dish.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">This is on the special menu which changed regularly.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">The shrimps were very crispy and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">I can eat the "whole" shrimp along with the shell !!!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><b></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Ton toro is pork cheek meat. It is very tender and flavorful.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">This dish was covered with grounded beef cooked in curry. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">You don't see the curry sauce but it sure has a very strong taste. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">This is on the lunch menu but can be ordered during dinner as well.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><b></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Pork intestine and yamcake miso stew.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">It has a strong miso taste which makes everything richer. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">The pork intestine tasted excellent because it has absorbed all the miso flavour.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">The rice cake was deep fried so the surface absorb the flavour from the broth.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">This can be found in the special menu.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Natto is a very Japanese food and not everyone will like it.</span><br />
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</span>Chu Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383869416717163493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957966478844707052.post-55334102115903148212010-11-02T15:51:00.010-04:002010-11-02T16:14:38.097-04:00Chang An Northwestern Chinese Cuisine 西北樓 陝西風味<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date: October 19 2010</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Location: Unit A10 - 240 Alton Towers Circle, Scarborough, ON M1V 3Z3</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Website: <a href="http://www.cn.qqeat.ca/search/show.php?id=719"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">http://www.cn.qqeat.ca/search/show.php?id=719</span></a> **Website in Chinese only**</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Menu: </span><a href="http://www.cn.qqeat.ca/search/file_show.php?filepath=../upload/1200266656.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">http://www.cn.qqeat.ca/search/file_show.php?filepath=../upload/1200266656.jpg</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> <a href="http://www.cn.qqeat.ca/search/file_show.php?filepath=../upload/1200266705.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">http://www.cn.qqeat.ca/search/file_show.php?filepath=../upload/1200266705.jpg</span></a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">C.C. and I enjoy spicy food a lot especially Szechwan style of Chinese food 四川風味. This is the first time we tried out Shaanxi Style Chinese food </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">陝西風味</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. I have very poor knowledge of China geography so I google on the web to find out where it is located. Apparently, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shaanxi is a province located in the central part of China. There are lot of delicious food in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shaanxi and Liang pi 涼皮 is the most popular food which you can find on every streets in this province.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Liang pi 涼皮 is a noodle made from wheat or rice flour. It is usually prepared cold in a source which contains many different flavours: sweet, sour, spicy, nutty and herbal. Liang pi is a very refreshing appetizer. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is another type of noodle which is very famous. It is called Qishan 岐山 noodle. This noodle is usually prepared hot in a soup base. It has a more chewy texture as compared with Liang pi </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">涼皮.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* The English translation on the menu is not 100% correct, so I have translated it myself and put the real name along with the number in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bracket *</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Chuan Bei Liang Pi 川北涼粉</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(216 Mixed round bean flour in Chuan Bei Style)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a spicy version of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Liang pi </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">涼皮. It as all the flavours I described above.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love this dish alot as it is not too sour.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Steamed Chicken with Sesame Source 口水雞</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Cannot find this on the internet menu)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This dish is not as delicious as I expected and I don't recommend it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The steamed chicken is prepared cold with no flavour.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The flavour was only coming from the spicy sesame source.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(105 Xi'an delicious pork with pancake)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The waitress said, the pork is cooked slowly in a sauce and then pan fried to make it more flavourable.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It tasted a bit like pulled pork but the pork was cut into tiny cube size.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Very delicious dish but a bit oily.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The main ingredients include chicken, garlic, potato, green peppers, chili peppers, lot of chilly oils served with noodles. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a very delicious dish however extremely oily. If you like spicy and herbal food it is a must try.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cannot find this on the internet menu)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The noodles are chewy and tasty. However the soup base is a bit too oily for me.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Tangyuan in Fermenting Flutinous rice soup base 酒釀湯圓</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a dessert. Tangyuan 湯圓 is little rice ball made with glutinous rice flour. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The one I ordered has black sesame fillings.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The rice balls are prepared in fermented rice soup base so it has a slight alcohol taste.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I enjoy this dessert a lot as it is not too sweet.</span></div>
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</span></div>Chu Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383869416717163493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957966478844707052.post-54474604243643574482010-10-14T23:10:00.001-04:002010-10-17T01:22:53.237-04:00NYS Steak Co.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date: September and October 2010</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Location: 5892 Main Street Stouffville Ontario L4A 2S8</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Website: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nyssteakco.com/">http://www.nyssteakco.com/</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My C.C. and I recently visit Markham and the Stouffville area for a day trip. It was a fun day and we visited so many places. We visited a restaurant called NYS Steak Co. for dinner. I have seen the advertisement on a local magazine before and finally I have a chance to visit. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally I though NYS = New York Steak, but later on I found out NYS = "Not Your Standard" which is the principle of this restaurant. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After we sat down the owner of the steak house came and greet us. He offered an off menu $40 Prix Fixe Dinner with selections of their specialties. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mouth was fulled with rich lobster favor and the soup contained lobster meat</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Red and green leaf lettuce, tomato, red onion and fennel with a balsamic and citrus vinaigrette</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A typical salad but the dressing is just right for me not too sour</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The owner of the restaurant called it N'YO-kee</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was freshly made on the day of our visit and it tasted excellent</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chewy but soft and it just tasted perfect in the rose sauce. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is not just a hard boiled Lobster where you can see water dripping down</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The chef spice up the lobster with garlic and "baked" it, so the meat was not soggy</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was one of my favorite cut of the night. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The steak were very tender and juicy though not as tender as tenderloin</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**All their steaks are aged for at least 35-42 days **</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was still an excellent cut. A bit more chewy compared with the Kansas</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**All their dessert are made in-house FRESH**</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My favorite and it was a huge one</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Very creamy. Love it!!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of the biscotti I got the the supermarket were way too dry</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This one has the right moisture yet very crunchy</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so full already, I couldn't describe it anymore but it tasted excellent</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Date: April and June 2010</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Location: 55 Eglinton Ave E, Toronto, ON M4P</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Website: </span><a href="http://www.finizakaya.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">http://www.finizakaya.com/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has been awhile since I decide to update the blog. The main reason is I am being lazy. However I didn't stop searching around the cities and found out delicious food.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went to Fin Izakaya earlier this year and this restaurant didn't disappoint me at all. A lot of people had been talking about Guu Izakaya. However, I just can't find the motivation to go there. Anyway, let's go back to Fin Izakaya. I tried different dishes in Fin and their food are おいし (delicious). I also had the chance to try out Japanese sake which really opens up my eyes. My C.C. and I fell in love with 玉乃光純米大吟釀 right away as it has a very distinct aroma. Alright, it </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is dull to just look at words so here comes the pictures. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A very refreshing starters. The dressing was just right not too sour.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The beef tataki is briefly marinated in vinegar with a hint of ginger.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Ikayaki tasted great but nothing too special about it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mentaiko is salty and I don't taste anything. No wonder Japanese always have mentaiko on rice.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The soup base was excellent although I have no idea what it was made of.<br />
The beef was marinated just right, very tender.<br />
This is one of my favorite dishes.</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"> Fin's Special Dinner Bento</span></b><br />
We were still hungry after all the dishes we ordered, so we ordered a bento box.<br />
This is a great choice for people who never try Fin before.<br />
It has three different layers including 6 starters, sushi, and sashimi.</span><br />
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<b><u> First Layers</u></b></span><br />
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Nothing special but tasted better than T&T</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"> Takowasa</span><br />
Fresh raw octopus marinated with wasabi and lemon juice. Love this!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"> Gobou no Wasabi Ae</span><br />
Julienne strips of cooked burdock root dressed with wasabi mayonnaise.<br />
A very traditional Japanese started. burdock tasted just like a raw potato without the starch taste</span><br />
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The coating was just right, not too oily</span><br />
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I can't find this on the menu but I am pretty sure it is duck.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"> Tebasaki koshou</span><br />
Crispy fried chicken wings. OMG this is a dish to die for.<br />
The chick wings were not oily at all yet juicy. A very good dish with beer.</span><br />
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I didn't come to Fin for sushi and sashimi so not much a surprise to me.<br />
However it filled my stomach ^0^</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"> Drinks</span></b><br />
We ordered "Sake Flight" - a choice of 3 samples of sake (1oz each).</span><br />
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This is the best zake. Aromatic and rich.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"> Takara Plum Wine 梅酒</span><br />
Good for girls as it has a very sweet taste.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"> Hakkaisan 八海山</span><br />
This one has a hint of spicy taste after I swallow it into my thoat<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Recently, I went to Restoran Malaysia with my C.C. I have been trying to bring my C.C. there couple of times but this restaurant are always full and they closed on Monday. Reservation for dinner is highly recommended. This time I visited them during lunch time at around 2pm so there was no line up at all haha. The portion of their dishes are in average size and it fills me up We ordered from their lunch menu: Pad Thai $8, Penang Fried Kuay Teow $7.5 and hot beverages Teh Tarik $3. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love their Pad Thai because the sauce is not made from Ketchup</span></span><br />
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<div style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Penang Fried Kuay Teow</span></span></b></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wok fried flat noodle with dark soy sauce, shrimps, egg, sprouts, chives and chill sauce</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Their flat noodle is thicker than normal Chinese flat noodle. I love the hint of spiciness as well</span></span><br />
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<div style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teh Tarik </span></span>拉茶</b></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A direct translation of Teh Tarik is "pulled tea". It is a very popular beverage in Malaysia</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"pulling" = the pouring process from one cup to the other</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I haven't update my blog for so long. My C.C. kept all the pictures so I didn't have a chance to a hold of them. Anyway, This time I want to share my experience with Joe Maggiano with everyone. I've been to Joe Maggiano many times. I found their food to be delicious and with a reasonable cheap price. I have tried their oysters before ($10.99 for 6). It was a very good deal and the oysters were fresh. This time my C.C. and I ordered their pasta dishes (Penne ~$14.99, and Spaghetti ~$11.99) and their homemade strawberry cheesecake ($5.99). Yum! I will definitely try their oven bake pizza next time! </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Penne with Creamy Tomato Vodka Sauce</span></span></b></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Penne was fresh and I love the favorable tomato vodka sauce. Nicely balanced!</span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Spaghetti with Clams in a White Sauce</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I wish the pasta has a bit more sauce because it is not as favorable as the other dishes</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Strawberry Cheese Cake</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a very delicious homemade cheese cake. Highly Recommended</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The chef baked different cake everyday so make sure you ask to see if they save a slice in the fridge </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Location: </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First Markham Place - Food Court, 3255 Highway 7 E, Markham, Ontario L3R 3P9</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My C.C. and I love to have noodle for lunch and Tomi Good Eats is one of the places we like. Their rice noodles are average but the soup base is the best. Every bowl of noodles have a choice of fish soup base or chicken broth soup base. Personally, I found the fish better than chicken as it is more tasteful and healthier (lot of omega 3). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tomi Good Eats also serves 過穚米線 (Guo Qiao Mi Xian) and the direct translation is "crossing bridge rice noodle". You may wonder how come the name sounds so weird. Well there is a story behind it and for those who are interested, you can checked it <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guo_qiao_mi_xian">here</a>. Tomi Good Eats' </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">過穚米線 (Guo Qiao Mi Xian) is served with a big bowl of really hot soup and it comes with a few slices of thin raw chicken meat, fish, and some vegetables. The idea is to get the meat cooked by submerging them into the hot soup. A bowl of </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">過穚米線 (Guo Qiao Mi Xian) is about $5.99-$6.99 depending on the ingredients. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This time I didn't order their </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">過穚米線 (Guo Qiao Mi Xian) but I tried out their chicken rice noodle and dumpling rice noodle. Both are $4.99.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Location: </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9021 Leslie St., Unit 7&8, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 0B2</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is my second visit to Inatei within a month. Inatei is definitely one of my favorite Japanese Restaurants. Inatei distinct themselves by serving seasonal and special sashimi such as Hiarme (Fluke or 左口魚) and real white tuna. The waiter said they only serve real white tuna (</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albacore">Albacore</a>), </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">not butter fish (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escolar">Escolar</a>). Most importantly, their sashimi are always fresh and tasty. Oh! one more thing, I just can't resist their dessert which is different on a daily basis. Their sushi & sashimi lunch is $13.99 and Salmon Don is $10.99.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let's talk about some of the sushi I tasted this time. <b>Hirame</b> has a very firm texture. It looks like the meat is taken from the fish's fin area. Because the meats are small and 2 of them are needed to top the sushi. The real <b>White Tuna </b>sushi has a totally different texture than butterfish. The meat is softer and less oily than butterfish and it is more refreshing. <b>Kazunoko </b>is Herring roe which has a bright yellow colour and it is very crispy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love the syrup container so cute! </span><br />
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</span></div>Chu Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383869416717163493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957966478844707052.post-63264773313117342982010-01-27T11:00:00.005-05:002010-01-28T03:07:13.253-05:00Ding Tai Fung Shanghai Restaurant 鼎泰豐<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Date: January 2010</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My C.C. and I were working busy til 8:00pm tonight so we decide to have dinner together. We chose 鼎泰豐 - Ding Tai Fung Shanghai Restaurant. For those who are not familiar about Shanghai Cuisine, here is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_cuisine">link</a> for explanation. I had visit 鼎泰豐 Ding Tai Fung many times and I found their food to be okay. Their 蟹粉小籠包 Steam Crab Meat and Pork Dumpling are one of the best in town and it is also my favorite. However their other dishes are average depending on what you order. I am not very happy with my meal as I had try better dishes from this restaurant before. In terms of pricing, it is not expensive the whole meal only cost $25 including tax and gratuities. The dumpling cost ~$7.99, noodle ~$6.5, and the beef roll is ~$5.49. <br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">One order comes with 6 dumpling <br />
The outer layers of the dumpling is very thin. you can see the soup waggly around <br />
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The dumplings are very juicy but a bit oily too<br />
All the crab meat is in the middle of the dumpling<br />
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I don't found this noodle as tasty as I though because it is not spicy enough and the beef are too dry<br />
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I feel the beef is not marinated enough as compare with Asian Legend<br />
It has lot of raw green onion which I don't like <br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I read some good reviews for Inatei Japenese Cuisine and I finally get to try out their food. They have a lunch menu with sushi, sashimi, bento, ramen which comes with miso shop, salad and dessert. My C.C. and I order a chirashi ($12.99) and a tonkatsu + sushi bento ($13.99).<br />
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The overall quality of the food are great as fishes were fresh and fatty. Their menu is a bit more expensive than the others. However, fishes were fresh and tasteful so it is worth the price. For example, the shiitake mushrooms which came with the chirashi were marinated just right and not too salty. That's tell me the chef paid attention to all the ingredients in a dishes. This is also the reason why I love their food. <br />
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However, I overheard the next table said their sea weed was not crispy. I didn't order any sushi myself so I could not compare. Their cheese cake dessert was extremely delicious. The owner said they hire a chef to make desserts everyday with are different everyday. On the day of my visit, they prepared Tofu and Avocardo cheese cake.<br />
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I asked the waiter and he mentioned that Inatei offers Omakase with a base price of $60 and it is subject to change based on the seasonal ingredients. It must be reserved one day in advance so the chef can select and prepare the perfect meal. <br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Their salad was made from finely chopped cabbage which tasted like coleslaw<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Great selection of different fishy: salmon, tuna, saba & saba with yellow fish eggs, hamachi, buri, shrimp, octopus, real crab meat, eggs and marinated shiitake mushroom<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">The rice was flavourfuI. I found it a bit too soft but C.C. said it was alright<br />
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</div>Chu Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383869416717163493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957966478844707052.post-56526034745383489122010-01-12T18:38:00.004-05:002010-01-25T21:19:31.252-05:00Danny's Fish & Chips<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Date: January 2010</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I don't usually have fish and chips for lunch but Danny's Fish and Chips is the place I love. Their fillet were not greasy and perfectly breaded. Each meal was prepared fresh after order has been placed. I tried their fries before and they were perfectly cooked, not soggy. There is always a special menu for $5.99 with a choice of (1) Catfish (2) Tilapia (3) Pollock-2 fillets, all comes with the "chips". Fries can be substitute by onion rings with extra $1. I ordered their Pollock and Tilapia before. My C.C. loves the Tilapia. This time I wanted to try their Cod fish with garden salad for $8.95. Another good thing about Danny's Fish and Chips is, you can have all you can drink coffee.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Cod fillet tasted firmer than Tilapia (it comes with 3 individual fires. Ha Ha)<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">It has a strong fishy taste, perfect for fish lover!<br />
I found their onion rings better than the fries <br />
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</div>Chu Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383869416717163493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957966478844707052.post-48214037363707033582010-01-10T22:05:00.007-05:002010-01-11T13:47:08.005-05:00Miyabi 雅<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Date: January 2010<br />
Location: 280 West Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1B4</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I never know there is a Japanese operated Japanese restaurant in Jubilee Square until my C.C. bought me there. It is a medium size restaurant with two traditional tatami party rooms and shoes must be off. They offer food similar to J-town and the price are similar too. However they have Japanese style hot pot which smelt very good although I did not order it. Miyabi also have Japanese magazines for customer to read. My C.C. and I were still full so we only ordered Tannin Don (牛肉丼) and Nabe yaki undo (Hot-pot Undo).<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Surprisingly delicious and not salty at all. A very tasty bowl of soup</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My favourite Japanese drama - Nodame Cantabile<b> </b></span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can't wait for the movie to come out</span><br />
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</div>Chu Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383869416717163493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957966478844707052.post-89023479744197185972010-01-10T20:57:00.014-05:002011-07-03T13:22:22.183-04:00The Old Curiosity Tea Shop (2nd visit)<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Date: January 2010<br />
Location: 91 Main Street Markham North Markham, ON L3P 1X7<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.cuppa.ca/">www.cuppa.ca</a></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just love the Old Curiosity Tea Shop so much that I revisited it again. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We almost didn't get a table as we didn't reserve. This place was packed with customers again,, so I guess I better reserved a table next time. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For this visit, I ordered from their regular menu and ordered the Steak, steak and kidney pie and baked beans & Shepherd's Pie. These two dishes are cooked fresh as we order them and it usually takes approx 20-25min. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also order 2 pots of tea. Their teas are truely excellent and the finest I have even encounter. It is only $3.85/pot which is cheaper than a lot of bubble tea. This time we ordered their Ice Wine tea and Prince of Wales tea. The Ice Wine tea has a sweet aroma while the Prince of Wales has a strong earthy scent.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Old Curiosity Tea Shop is now open most Sunday from 11:00 until 4:00 which features their special menu e.g. Quiche, and Battenburg cake which is not found on the regular menu. I guess I will visit the store again later on a Sunday afternoon.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Side Salad with English Salad Cream imported from England</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The English salad cream tasted like the sauce in fillet-o-fish</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The waiter mention a Canadian version of the cream can be found in Loblaw</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steak, steak and kidney pie and baked beans</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Chunks of meat in gravy with a flaky top crust with imported English baked beans</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> A Royal blend of black tea and the owner added in some green tea leafs</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Strainer used to separate tea leafs</span></span></div>
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Location: </span>3760 Hwy 7 Unit 2, Markham, ON L3R 0N2<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This place is packed with people on a weekday morning at 10am. The restaurant is decorated with giant hand printed fruits posted on the wall. All of the meal comes with large quantity of fruits which is something I love. We ordered the Cora's special and Benet Dictine. Their fruits are fresh and I like the Bene</span>dict as I can choose how well the pouch egg is cooked.<br />
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</div>Chu Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383869416717163493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957966478844707052.post-36568236974124678882010-01-03T01:33:00.008-05:002010-01-28T03:03:29.329-05:00Ruelo Patisserie<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Date: January 2010</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Location: </span>550 Highway 7 East, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3Z4<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I always want to find a pastry store which sell macrons in the uptown area. Luckly, I found Ruelo Patisserie and their macrons are delicious. From now on, I don't have to travel all the way to mid-town when I have a craving for macrons. The store is operated by Chinese yet the chef was studied in France. Ruelo Patisserie also features afternoon high tea for $9.99 per person. Their high tea tray has three different layers with sandwiches, tea biscuits and some sweets. After I found out about their afternoon high tea, I immediately reserved a table and brought my C.C. with me to try it out. Originally, I thought each of us will receive a high tea tray but it turned out only one tray is served for the two of us. I found that to be a bit pricey.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The sandwiches were very refreshing . My favorite sandwiches is the smoke salmon sandwiches with a tiny bit of lemon on it. Their tea biscuits were crispy, however the blueberry jam they served is not homemade and it was from a jar. I was a bit disappointed with the jam. I enjoyed their sweet the most. Creme brulee and macrons are the best after all. We also side ordered a blueberry cheesecake and some extra macrons. Out of all the macrons, my favorite one is wasabi grapefurit. On my first bite, I tasted wasabi then the flavour of grapefurit slowly came out. These two different flavours was balanced very well together.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">The tea pot has a button on the lid. When pressed, tea will passed through the filter into the pot<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> This is not enough for two people and it is a bit pricey<br />
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</div>Chu Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383869416717163493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957966478844707052.post-87136474108607206352009-12-31T20:41:00.015-05:002010-01-28T03:03:16.982-05:00The Old Curiosity Tea Shop<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Date: December 2009</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Location: </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">91 Main Street Markham North Markham, ON L3P 1X7</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Website: <a href="http://www.cuppa.ca/">www.cuppa.ca</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once I stepped into The Old Curiosity Tea Shop, I felt like I travelled back in time to the Victorian period of England. The shop is decorated with lot of tea pots all over the wall and on the ceiling. Beside the tea pots, the tea shop has a very high ceiling with decorative molding. It is very elegant. The Old Curiosity Tea Shop is not big so reservation is highly recommended. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My honey C.C. ordered "afternoon tea for two" and it must be reserved in advance. Afternoon tea of two includes two dual layers high tea trays and choice of a pot of tea. Their tea list has over 40 different kinds of tea to choose from. We picked their famous Victorian Markham Tea and get to smell the tea leafs too.The waiter said it is a tradition for the customers to smell the tea leafs. Each meal is served on Royal Doulton china. The first high tea tray contains some sandwiches. The second tray contains some scones with different kind of jams. I didn't know the price for high tea but our bill turns out to be ~$40 for two people. I found it totally worth the price.<br />
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<b>Puffy savoury raisin scones</b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ematei is a tradiational Japanese izakaya </span>居酒屋 restaurant underneath a condo apartment in downtown Toronto. I passed by this restaurant many times but never went in once because I worreid that it is another pricey restaurant. After I did some research online, I found out Ematei is operated by Japanese for many years. Their menu contains lot of traditional Jap food and most importantly, it has a $45 Omakase menu. As a result, my C.C. wanted to celebrate my b-day at Ematei (My C.C. is treating me again).<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For the price of $45, I found the Omakase was totally worth the money. Most of the dishes were cooked food 煮物 and it only had 2 dishes of sashimi and sushi. The tempura dishes were pretty amazing because they were fishes not shrimp. We side order a drink, and two toriyaki.<br />
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<b>Cassis Oolong</b><br />
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<b>Toriyaki - Chicken Gizzard</b><br />
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</div>Chu Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383869416717163493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957966478844707052.post-54778094630954941632009-12-31T18:24:00.003-05:002010-01-06T21:45:37.681-05:00Aoyama Sushi Restaurant<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Date: Feb 2009</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Location: 2766 Victoria Park Avenue, North York, ON M2J 4A8</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finally it is my term to treat my C.C. with good quality of food. This time we visited Aoyama Sushi Restaurant on my C.C.'s b-day. We heard that they have the Omakase menu which comes in two different prices and we ordered the $60 one. Unlike Sushi Kaji, there were no menu for Omakase, so I have no ideas of what we will be served. Beside the waitress did not speak English very well, so I had no ideas of what I was having. Aoyama Omakase is great but it is nothing you can compare with Sushi Kaji. However it is much cheaper so I shouldn't be too critical. Their sashimi were fresh and the salad were tasty. Black sesame ice-cream was a big hit for the night. I love it so much that I tired to find Asian Supermarket, however I have no sucess so far.</span></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></b><br />
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</div><div style="color: #351c75; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Seaweed salad with real crab meats</span></b><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The dark green seaweed is called Wakame, and the red one is Hijiki</span><br />
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<div style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Some kind of sashimi with tiny tiny bit of mentaiko明太子</b><br />
</div><div style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">The sauce tasted like some kind of vinaigrette</span><b> </b><br />
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</div><div style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">First time to try gold fake and they have no taste at all </span><br />
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</div><div style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It comes with diced white radish, which makes the tempura more tastey </span></span><b> </b><br />
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</div><div style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">I just love the shrimp, uni and unknow fatty fish in the middle</span><b> </b><br />
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</div><div style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">It tasted very good compared with the regular white black sesame ice-cream</span><b> </b><br />
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</div>Chu Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383869416717163493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957966478844707052.post-21517447227104754452009-12-31T18:01:00.000-05:002009-12-31T18:01:43.632-05:00Le Cafe Michi<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Date: December 2008</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Location: 1802 Pharmacy Avenue, Scarborough, ON M1T 1H6</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Café Michi is another excellent Japanese restaurant in the uptown area. Their dinner set comes in a combo which includes a salad, entrée, dessert and a drink. We ordered a uni Don and chirashi combo. Their chirashi was excellent with fresh sashimi and beautiful presentation. I can use one word to describe the uni don “delicious”. I had tried uni that is not fresh and it tasted awful. However, this time the uni actually tasted sweet and fresh. I was very amazed by the quality of the food. Their desserts are excellent too, they are not too sweet. Of cause, good food comes in pricey. Combos served by Café Michi are ranging from $28 to $38. </span><br />
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Vegetable salad</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-N7WUtSiHxKZZuVpzxcAQFwRzdjMNkxIF7bz8P25A1WTi7yTG8uWAKaVwRkQFHmWC4HulDPyFnTDIFCjfmxUROQygJK0h_vorOBC3xKnbApZG51v1ISVxbiPslcMOxocPk_sDnBFKpIH/s1600-h/Cafe+Michi+02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-N7WUtSiHxKZZuVpzxcAQFwRzdjMNkxIF7bz8P25A1WTi7yTG8uWAKaVwRkQFHmWC4HulDPyFnTDIFCjfmxUROQygJK0h_vorOBC3xKnbApZG51v1ISVxbiPslcMOxocPk_sDnBFKpIH/s320/Cafe+Michi+02.JPG" /></a><br />
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Green tea</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFdeSoTQiA4/Sz0tBYbe6DI/AAAAAAAAAIM/LGIMCpTAzIQ/s1600-h/Cafe+Michi+04.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFdeSoTQiA4/Sz0tBYbe6DI/AAAAAAAAAIM/LGIMCpTAzIQ/s320/Cafe+Michi+04.JPG" /></a><br />
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Uni Don</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFdeSoTQiA4/Sz0tDNdYXTI/AAAAAAAAAIc/X--ark576Xk/s1600-h/Cafe+Michi+06.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFdeSoTQiA4/Sz0tDNdYXTI/AAAAAAAAAIc/X--ark576Xk/s320/Cafe+Michi+06.JPG" /></a><br />
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Blueberry cheese cake</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0qZinC8iq4uYK1uEtCkZbQGZOKNBZa6S5MJoeviWWh3TxEcY1ZJ3cQdD_2ZDAFk7OZAGwZgm9_dW0nGRdTxb9gqd3ujYFx9EP9w0OYUIioEJhAUf1EWAMYp47G30hATCmB0va2bToQ-t/s1600-h/Cafe+Michi+25.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0qZinC8iq4uYK1uEtCkZbQGZOKNBZa6S5MJoeviWWh3TxEcY1ZJ3cQdD_2ZDAFk7OZAGwZgm9_dW0nGRdTxb9gqd3ujYFx9EP9w0OYUIioEJhAUf1EWAMYp47G30hATCmB0va2bToQ-t/s320/Cafe+Michi+25.JPG" /></a><br />
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Mango mousse cake</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2B2l6odgY7IOq7scg-2DuNIpnCiHm5c2XNTEnV3scLKxV4rW0KcMsuEKkEMI2z0RyJ0tdjRS7AyPN_EAhM9K5fyOKcEfsZntEud5MKlvR7aejK5manl2DrF5FHP2V8S0rccLOa1SV_-b/s1600-h/Cafe+Michi+26.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2B2l6odgY7IOq7scg-2DuNIpnCiHm5c2XNTEnV3scLKxV4rW0KcMsuEKkEMI2z0RyJ0tdjRS7AyPN_EAhM9K5fyOKcEfsZntEud5MKlvR7aejK5manl2DrF5FHP2V8S0rccLOa1SV_-b/s320/Cafe+Michi+26.JPG" /></a><br />
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</span></div>Chu Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15383869416717163493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957966478844707052.post-88915460123043657962009-12-31T17:04:00.006-05:002010-01-28T03:02:55.109-05:00Eight Wine Bar<span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
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Location: 8 Colborne Street, Toronto, ON M5E 1E1<br />
Website: <a href="http://eightwinebar.com/">eightwinebar.com</a><br />
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Eight Wine Bar is a restaurant located on a small street near the concern of Yonge and King. There is a bar in front of the restaurant and the kitchen is located in the basement. Therefore, the waiter has to walk up and down the stair to deliver meals. This is the third restaurant we tried during summerlicious and I have a very satisfying meal. It exceeded my expectations for a $25 menu. I got some nice bread with chick pea source after I placed my order. The bread tasted softer then its look. However service took forever, the bread bucket sat on the table just before I had my dessert. I also waited for ~30min before I got my main.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Cold Chilled Gazpacho which has different layer of flavours</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Cured Salmon Gravlax Timbale with Avocado and sweet Corn Relish, Carrot Ginger Vinaigrette</span></b><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Salmon and Avocado is my favorite combination, there is nothing better than this</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The steak was very tender and it even tasted better with the green peppercorn sauce. Excellent dish!</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Pan Seared Halibut, Grain Mustard Spaeztle, Poached Asparagus and Maple Soy Butter</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Creamy Vanilla Creme Brulee very rich in Vanilla flavour. I love the Chocolate and Coconut Biscotti too</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Good Sorbet! Nice and chilled</span><br />
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