01-21-2016, 08:22 PM
(01-21-2016, 04:28 PM)BuildingScout Wrote:(01-21-2016, 04:18 PM)tomh009 Wrote: I am hoping for the appearance of a decent non-AYCE Japanese restaurant in uptown/downtown in the not-too-distant future. Will probably need to be somewhat upscale to avoid competing directly with the AYCE restaurants.
Erh, isn't that what Watami in Uptown Waterloo is?
I had forgotten all about Watami, thanks for the reminder! Need to head to uptown more often (where is the LRT when I need it?).
(01-21-2016, 05:25 PM)JoeKW Wrote: Kinkaku was that too but they gave up when every other customer asked for AYCE.
I was very disappointed by this (even if I understand it from a business perspective). An izakaya is a place to sit and sip beer or sake, and food should be only incidental (and then shared). It's very much the opposite of the AYCE-induced gorge-fest. Sadly I have no expectation of seeing a proper Japanese-style izakaya in K-W in the near future.