I first went to Kumai many years ago when I first started eating sushi. I didn't enjoy it much then since my knowledge of what "good sushi" meant was non-existent. The only thing I ate back then were California rolls and spicy salmon rolls.
I took my husband to Kumai last Friday night. We loved all of the dishes we ordered. We had chicken karage, salmon sushi belly rmaki and one of the trays with sushi and sashimi.
It was all fresh and delicious. The cuts of the fish were larger than other restaurants. The sushi rice was perfectly done and the right size for the pieces of fish.
The server was kind enough to point out which were the best items on the menu (the tray) and some special sushi they had that day.
The soy sauce they had was homemade. I actually overheard a regular talking to the sushi chef about how she loves using their homemade soy sauce at home (guess she got a freebie?).
I don't like the pickled ginger typically served at Japanese restaurants. Kumai's pickled ginger was yet again homemade and was so good.
That same weekend, I had another hankering for sushi. Rather than going back to Kumai, I went to Sehmi Sushi on Winston Churchill (never again!!! Gross!). That was a mistake I'll never make again. I'd rather make the 15 minute drive across the city to Kumai than eat crap sushi elsewhere.,