With the great experience I had at Hapa in Vancouver, next on the list is Kingyo.
First impression was not great.
The phone reservation left me feeling very unwelcome, as if I was given a giant favor for my table reservation when I was the one bringing in business?
In a nutshell, Kingyo has a 2-hour dining policy; instead of sharing that nicely over the phone, the staff was rude.
Needless to say, felt like the food really needed to be very good for me to return.
First up, salmon carpaccio.
Fresh, nicely textured Sockeye salmon, with fried garlic chips and crunchy sprouts; similar to sister restaurant Suika, there was too much sauce (actually a tasty pesto soy dressing) which covered the great quality ingredient. Continue reading →