Just came back from dinner at a local Japanese restaurant, Tako Sushi, just south of Leslie and York Mills. A flyer had been sent to us announcing a new Teppanyaki offering, along with a 20% discount. Needless to say, there’s a reason for the discount. The food was mediocre, reminding us of the food at Memories of Japan. I haven’t gone back to that restaurant for many years, and we’re not likely to go back to this place. Even the simple salmon roll and California roll was ugly and unappetizing.
The waiter was not well trained, and also slightly clumsy, managing to knock over two tea cups during our meal. They did have a novel paper order process, whereby the waiter circled the ordered food items in a table of meat choices. However, the cooks did not read the tables properly, and managed to serve up halibut despite a tuna being marked. The cook also burned the first piece of cod, which he did voluntarily replace at no charge. But then, why serve it if it’s not prepared to standard? He was also awkward with the cooking utensils and didn’t handle the knife and fork well when cutting up the bigger cuts of meat. All in all, the service was very novice, and the food was plain. The environment was cold, causing several complaints in our corner, but the response was a shrug of the shoulder and a ‘nothing I can do about it’ apology. Most patrons ended up wearing their coats. The highlight of the evening was was a heavy pour of a cooking wine and a short flambe. The extra warmth was like a welcoming camp fire. Unfortunately, like the food, the experience quickly turned cold.
Recently, pomegranates showed up in force at the local Loblaws. I bought 8qty since I love this little fruit. We used to eat them back in Singapore when we were kids, but the mess is terrible. Anyway, there were 
