Hapa Izakaya
816 11th Ave SW
Featuring our friend Louie!! Decided on Hapa Izakaya and it was Hapa Hour (aka Happy Hour)!
47 Ronin- Bombay Sapphire gin (replaced with Hendricks <3), campari, disaronno amaretto, orange juice
After a long day of work in the morning and working on assignments, had to sip on this beauty. I replaced the Bombay with Hendricks because that is my preferred gin and it went oh so very well. This was great! I definitely recommend Hapa's cocktails; strong and delicious. They have Hello Kitty cocktails as well!
Beef Tataki- lightly seared AAA beef, sesame-chili sauce
Great cuts of meat that melted in your mouth, but we found the sauce a tad sweet. The garlic pieces added a nice crunch to the dish.
Salmon Sashimi- 4 slices
The sashimi was decent, but didn't really stand out compared to the other dishes.
Wagyu Steak Bites- sauteed cubes of Alberta Brant Lake wagyu beef chuck steak, maple, polenta, fermented seranno sauce, parmigiano reggiano
The beef had great flavour, but it was dryer this time around. The dish was still enjoyable as the sauce was delicious and the polenta was oh so very yummy.
Hanabi Roll- spicy tuna, cucumber, wasabi tobiko, spicy sauce
FIRE! This roll had a smoky flavour which complemented the fillings. There was a great filling to rice ratio compared to what we've had lately. I was quite happy about this.
Temari- sake salmon, yellowtail and ahi tuna sushi ball; topped with miso truffle sauce, shiso powder
These rice balls looked adorable! However as a result of that, the amount of rice was overwhelming. The sashimi itself again was decent. The sauce provided great flavour to these sushi balls.
Kin Roll- asparagus tempura, onion, topped with torched yellow tail, miso mayo yuzu rind (torched half the roll)
MORE FIRE! We thought it was nice that they gave us the option to have it torched or raw so we decided on half and half. We did in fact think that the torched side tasted better because of the smoky flavour as well as the texture of the torched yellow tail. The miso truffle paste was also delicious, different and complemented the roll.
Coconut Red Curry- shrimp, squid legs, bean sprouts, chives, mushrooms, cilantro, shungiku (chrysanthemum greens), and ramen noodles in a laksa soup broth
We were craving just a little bit more, so we decided on this lovely hot pot! This was a pleasant surprise due to it's flavourful broth that had a lot of components. Everything went so well together and tasted fantastic.
Overall, we all were quite pleased with this meal. Sadly, some of our usual favourites weren't as good this time around. Nevertheless, we found some new favourites and had a blast catching up with an old friend.
P.S. The drinks are awesome and the servers were awesome as well!
Enjoy!
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