www.torafuku.ca
For a very long time, I’ve identified about Torafuku, the Asian fusion restaurant identified for its quirkily named menu objects. There’s the Eat Yo Veggies, the Get in My Stomach, the Magic Mushrooms, the Discovering Dory, the Poke Her, and plenty of extra. Dine Out Vancouver offered an important alternative for me to lastly strive Torafuku, however there was one caveat: the dishes needed to be shared between two individuals. Since my solely free day was Chinese language New 12 months’s Eve, discovering somebody to go along with me proved nearly not possible. I considered calling in to ask what would occur if I’ve no mates, however thankfully, on the final second, Lara got here to the rescue.
The restaurant was packed once we arrived, with the reverberant partitions and home windows, issues acquired fairly loud inside. Since there is not actually a delegated ready space, everybody ready for a seat simply crowded across the door. Fortunately, we had a reservation, so it wasn’t lengthy earlier than we acquired a desk.
Garlic Butter Popcorn – A-
Whereas ready for our orders to reach, we acquired a beneficiant, complimentary providing of Garlic Butter Popcorn. The garlic butter gave the popcorn a novel flavour, which each of us loved.
Kickass Rice 3.0 – B+
Calamari 2.0 – A-
(FOB) Recent Off the Boat – A-
To have fun our interior FOB, we selected the Recent Off the Boat, a laksa with crab, scallops, prawns, clams, salmon, market veggies, and flaky puff pastry. Regardless of the identify, the seafood tasted very Western to me with all of the black pepper and spices on prime. Nevertheless, the laksa was creamy and hearty, and the scallops have been very gentle and juicy. The pastry tasted rather a lot like a cracker and will’ve been just a little softer.
Magic Stick – A
The Magic Stick, our first dessert, featured robust, candy chocolate ganache with a crispy layer feuilletine on the backside. The feel was the true spotlight right here. On the facet have been a mixture of berries and a few condensed milk ice cream.
Milk and Cookie – A-
Our different dessert, the Milk and Cookie, was a vanilla panna cotta accompanied by a stick of black sesame shortbread. The shortbread was pleasantly candy, whereas the panna cotta tasted fruity because of the addition of raspberry jam on prime.
We discovered the service on level, and general, the meals was artistic in a profitable method. The costs are just a little steep given the portion sizes and the placement of the restaurant, however individuals come right here for the innovation, or in my case, for the amusingly named dishes.
