Photolog 2019: Day 22 of 365

Buck-a-shuck Tuesdays: East Coast Malpeques and West Coast Lucky 88s
Octo-Wasabi: Pickled octopus with chopped wasabi stem and roasted seaweed
Lobster Fantasy Roll: Deep fried lobster tail, cucumber, and avocado, topped with lobster salad
Shrimp Udon Salad: Fresh vegetables with an assortment of seafood on a bed of udon noodles topped with a wasabi vinaigrette dressing
Uni Brioche: Homemade black brioche topped with uni paste, fresh uni, fresh tuna, arugula pesto, umami aioli, shallots, and chervil with Nomé's original aburi sauce
NFC (Nomé's Fried Chicken): Nomé's original fried chicken thigh pieces marinated and dusted in a secret blend of spices
Ebi-Mayo: Deep fried shrimp tempura with sweet chili mayo
Takoyaki: Deep fried octopus ball served with tonkatsu sauce and mayo
Japa-Burgers: Nomé’s original homemade sliders made with sliced rib eye meat and topped with tomato, spring mix, onion, smoky BBQ sauce, and garlic seasoning
Matcha Tiramisu: Matcha-layered tiramisu with black vanilla tea-infused ladyfingers
Honey Bread: 4-inch toasted bread with butter and honey, topped with strawberry and blueberry preserves, honey cream, vanilla ice cream, raspberries, and dusted with cactus honey powder
Tonight's Joy Luck Club dinner at Nomé Izakaya with Mike, Tuta, and Viv. (Mike's officially dubbed our little group, "Joy Luck Club." Even though we're not immigrants. And we don't play mahjong. Or have daughters. It just sounds better than "Asian crew.") Tonight's gathering was especially fun since Mike and Viv have never been to Nomé and we got to try some newer dishes there. (More people = more food to share!) My only qualm was the uni in the Uni Brioche (from the new featured menu) was overwhelmed by too many other flavours. I don't think it needs the aioli and the pesto, or at least that much of either. It ended up tasting like a Big Mac with a hint of uni. Don't get me wrong, it was actually really tasty. But like, when you're paying $18 for uni, you want to actually taste it, you know?