What a beautiful restaurant. Elegant modern decor with a great fusion menu. Most restaurants have 'modern' decor, but it's more cold decorated with dark colours. Alloy is much different, it's very white and elegant. Cherry blossom's surrounding circular white booths. Amazing. We were only there for lunch, but what an amazing (also bizarre*) lunch.
My friend had the bison chili relleno-ground bison & ricotta stuffed pepper with smoked paprika tomato cream. You can really smell the smokiness.
I had the chef's special, today was Mahi mahi with roast potatoes. I think the mahi mahi had a yam type sauce. I can't remember the type but it was very delicious. The roast potatoes had carrot-slaw like mixture topped with two small pieces of bacon. Overall a fantastic main course.
For dessert we both ordered the crème brûlée that came in a different kind of ramekin. One side the crème brûlée, one side the salted caramel fresh berry sabayon. Another amazing dessert. The caramel went very well with the already delicious crème brûlée.
*Let's talk about my bizarre comment. I checked my coat in, was given a number. Sounds pretty normal right? When I went to retrieve my coat, they gave me someone else coat. Granted it looked similar to my coat. Long, black with buttons. I didn't notice it wasn't mine until I put it on. I had a look in the coat check room, but guess what? My coat is gone. Which means, someone out there is wearing my coat! (And still doesn't realize it). I don't know how a mix up occurs when you get a number with your coat. I should be upset, but instead I find it really really odd. The owner was very kind and apologetic and is going to get me a gift card to get a new coat. Thank goodness I didn't leave anything important in those pockets.
Hidden beside the train tracks on 42nd Ave, close to Holiday Inn.
***2012 UPDATE***
Starter: Field mushroom Truffle gnocchi. Two plates of this would make a lovely meal. You just want to eat this forever. Gnocchi was very light and perfect.
Pork chop, maple butter sauce, propped off by roasted potato and a trio of beets.
Steelhead Trout grilled shrimp coconut ceviche, risotto
Lemongrass panna cotta
Counter clockwise: mango habanero, lulo jalapeno, guava chilli
***2012 UPDATE***
Starter: Field mushroom Truffle gnocchi. Two plates of this would make a lovely meal. You just want to eat this forever. Gnocchi was very light and perfect.
Counter clockwise: mango habanero, lulo jalapeno, guava chilli
It sounds quite spicy but really not at all. Lemongrass Panna cotta is such a great idea.
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