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| - This is definitely one of the best kept secrets in town. I was there last night for dinner with 3 others and being a week night it was very quiet and we basically had personal service all night. The other nice thing about ND Sushi is that on Monday and Tuesday nights, you can bring your own favourite wine or sake for a minimal $10 bottling fee. We brought along our own sake for the night and the waitress was very nice to get us 4 sake cups.
The nice thing about going to dinner with 3 others is that we are able to try a lot more food on the menu than otherwise. So we started off with grilled squid with salad, gyoza, agedashi tofu, and sashimi. The agedashi tofu was crispy on the outside but soft and silky in the middle, very nice. I've always said it's hard for a restaurant to screw up gyoza as it's ubiquitous now but I was pleasantly surprised last night. The skin was crispy but not over cooked and dry. There were no burned sides, just lightly pan fried. The sashimi looked as good as it tasted. A feast for both the eyes and the stomach. And the grilled squid with greens was grilled just right without being rubbery.
That was just to start. Next we tried the kaki fry, an assortment of sushi rolls, tempura (tiger prawn and vegetables), and spicy rainbow roll. If you are a fan of oysters, you owe it to yourself to try the kaki fry. I'm generally not a fan of tempura but the tempura shrimp and vegetables are very good here. I like the tempura shrimp at Shinobu better but this is a close second. The tempura shrimp is also in the spicy rainbow roll so bonus :) The assortment of sushi rolls is really a preference thing as different people like different things so definitely experiment and see what you like.
Service was very attentive but not overbearing. The food came out together so we were not waiting one after another. This was nice as we were able to sample different things at the same time. I thought the price for 4 including tip and tax was very reasonable for the service, quality and amount of food we had. Definitely in line with other Japanese restaurants of this caliber. Bring your own wine or sake on a Monday or Tuesday night and enjoy the night with some good friends. This won't be a best kept secret for too long.
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