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| - Weekend night, the place was packed. Serving AYCE or à la carte, Ginza has been around for years now and appears to be a favourite for the neighbourhood. My family asked, we go to HUB Sushi up the street often enough, why not Ginza? I mean, look the place is packed it must be good, and prices look to be more affordable for the same thing.
At $14 for a bento box the menu seemed too good to be true. The menu features a good selection of sushi, sashimi, maki rolls, and a little section at the back for Thai items too! The price point was definitely comparable if not lower than neighboring sushi locations.
While we waited for food to arrive, the problems began. It was stuffy, there were flies that wouldn't leave us alone, and it was hot in there! It must've been something to do with the low ceiling, the layout blocking off ventilation, and the semi-open concept bar/kitchen. Eventually the food showed up, so we briefly forgot about our dismay and dug in.
First, too much rice. Too much rice with the bento, too much rice on my sushi, too much rice! The sashimi piece sitting atop my sushi was disproportionately thin, and there was definitely more rice than proper ratio.
Second, my specialty Atlantic Roll was weird. I rarely see a roll presented where each piece is laid out like cookies on a baking tray, never mind that the grilled scallop was lukewarm and apparently cooked with rock-solid garlic slices. Were these garlic slices dried? Fried? Am I supposed to eat them? My teeth said no, but it was hard to differentiate from my scallop bits.
The tempura was okay - not okay. I don't have much else to say.
The chicken cutlet don was dry.
The one redeeming item was the grilled salmon head (warning: if you're not a huge fish fan, avoid! You're served the whole head, skin and all, and it is definitely fishy!). It was grilled to perfection and meaty, and just the right amount of salt to bring out the flavour. It was also a sizable portion that we almost thought was too much!
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