After 8 years, the award winning Yuji’s Japanese Tapas is closing its doors this Saturday July 9. I’m not sure if Chef Yuji has gone on “vacation mode” already, but some items were incredibly overpriced and not well executed. I remember it being better and I wasn’t happy with the service. I guess it doesn’t matter anymore.
Izakaya
Suika opened earlier this year by the people who opened the high end award winning izakaya restaurant Kingyo. The set up is really nice and modern and the prices don’t speak of the atmosphere which I love. The food is generally excellent & it’s great value for izakaya.
Kimura is funky with his food style as well as music tastes as I listened to random Nintendo music and loud Jazz beats throughout the night. It’s a quirky place and if you get a chance it’s best to sit at the bar where you can see him in action.
It’s quickly become a favourite for Omakase (Chef’s tasting menu). Chef Itsuroku Kimura has worked and owned Japanese restaurants in Japan, Shanghai, Mexico City and Los Angeles, so his creations are funky with global influences drawing from all those areas.
Although each location offers a different theme, I do feel that I’m holding on to what Guu used to be, which is a bit better than what it is now. I do still really like Guu a lot, but I was underwhelmed with my experience at this location, which it the original too.
Garlic stinks? I say “Garlic smells sexy!” I had to take the above quote off the Guu with Garlic website because it’s freaking hilarious. Only the Japanese can get away with saying that without sounding stupid. It may not be “date” appropriate, but it sure is “guu’d”.
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