Seasons in the Park

Came here as part of a school dinner trip, the price was $30 tax and tips included for a set meal.

Almost everyone chose the sirloin steak as the main course haha, everyone likes steak because we probably don't have it very often. It was mildly disappointing that we did not have the famous Seasons view of the city because we were placed in a back room with no view at all... I tend to think that the view is part of the Seasons experience, so it was a little disappointing to have no view...

Mixed Seasonal Greens (candied almonds, fresh berries, goat cheese, maple vinaigrette

I don't really like salad and cheese in general so I don't have much comment for the this except that it tasted fresh.

Grilled 7oz Sirloin Steak (bourbon green peppercorn demi-glace, market fresh vegetables, local potatoes)

This is what everyone was waiting for :). The steak was prepared medium for everyone. I really liked the potatoes; I basically like any type of mashed potatoes... yum... At first, I ate each piece as I cut it. This tasted good, but not as good as when I just decided to cut all of them into little pieces, then proceed to mix them thoroughly into the demi-glace sauce... it was... so good.

Best way in my opinion to eat it :)

Last but not least, we had the dessert.

Sunburnt Lemon Pie

My favourite part about this pie was the crispy layer on the top of the cake, that was pretty cool, it was a slightly burnt crispy layer.

Overall: It was worth the money and the food was good.

Zakkushi (W. 4th Av.)

First time trying Zakkushi. At first I expected something like Guu, but it's actually really different. Almost all the food on the menu are grilled skewers. It is a little pricey, but the food quality is top... This is one of the better foods I've ever had... Here's some pictures of some of the skewers I had. Each one is ~$2. The set at the bottom was $8.20.

I definitely want to come back because the skewers are so very good... They have cooked it to the PERFECT level...I also got their sake ice cream for dessert

This was definitely something new for me, although the taste was a bit weird because the ice cream is sweet and the sake was bitter... didn't really like it.


Overall: I want to try their other locations and see how they are. The restaurant is TINY so make a reservation.

Peaceful Restaurant

Reading all the good reviews online of this restaurant, I decided to give it a try for lunch.

I went pretty early to avoid the crowds and I was glad I did, because when I left, there was already many people waiting! I thought the service was good, the waitresses are very attentive.

I decided to try their famous Beef Roll 

I must say, this beef roll probably deserves the hype. They put salty beef inside a wrap similar to those cha siu rolls you get at Chinese bakeries. The rolls are pretty big, and they are bigger than they look in this picture. I actually couldn't finish them because they are oily, so I took one for take out. I got really hungry in the late afternoon, so I had the leftover roll cold, it was even more delicious, maybe because I was starving...

I also wanted to try out their hand ripped noodles because they are famous for their open kitchen, where customers can see the noodles being made. I decided to get the Shanghai Pork-Chop Soup Noodles $7.95 (crispy pork-chop & spinach in a savoury broth). I was disappointed with this one. It just tasted like those types of food where it's quantity over quality. The broth I found unnecessarily too salty. The pork chops were really difficult to bite apart, there was not enough actual meat in the deep fried pork chops, but a lot of the frying batter. The noodles themselves I didn't find anything special.


Overall: It's good if you want to get full, but the noodles I did not really like.