For the seventh year in a row, three dear friends and I celebrated Chinese New Year's by going out for a wonderful meal. For a change, this February we met at a Japanese restaurant, Kyoto, rather than at the King's Island Chinese restaurant, which is still closed after a 2010 fire (an insurance dispute is holding up renovations, I'm told).
We had an absolutely delicious and memorable meal. Doug and I both ordered the sushi lunch platter (miso soup, followed by six kinds of sushi and California rolls); Stef had a Kyoto lunch box sampler, which included sashimi, tempura and fried rice; and Joe had the chicken curry and a few pieces of sushi. All were beautifully presented.
Japanese restaurants are rarely known for their desserts, but Kyoto is a happy exception. We split three exquisite desserts: a heart-shaped cake with raspberry mousse ("It's like a giant petit-four!" said Doug); a rich chocolate and nut layer cake; and green-tea ice cream.
For all that delicious food, the bill for four of us was only $100, which I found very reasonable.
The four of us met probably 15 years ago, while serving on a nonprofit board, and although we are very different personalities, we never have any trouble spending the better part of the afternoon eating and talking and laughing, catching up on what we've been doing and what's going on with friends, family and the community. What marvelous friends!
Kyoto is located in that little shopping center just east of the Wal-Mart on Baltimore Pike, behind the Hilton Garden Inn. It's a BYOB. (They also have locations on New Linden Hill Road in Delaware and the Shoppes at Dilworthtown Crossing in West Chester.)
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