Big Meal Japanese & Asian Restaurant is located at the corner of Kennedy and McNicoll Avenue.
This plaza seemed to be cursed as aside from the Spa, no other businesses able to remain open for a long time....some even last for a few short months. Will Big Meal survive??
Dinner ($22.95) on a Sunday night is in line with the other AYCE I been to. The menu also quite similar with addition of a few items.
We ordered quite a few items to try out:
- Sashimi: Salmon, Butter Fish, Surf Clam (they are out on Sweet Shrimp) A-OK
- Sushi: Flying Fish Roe A-OK
- Hand Roll: Spicy Salmon Roll A-OK
- Maki Roll: Volcano Roll, Unagi Roll, Spider Roll A-OK
- Salad: Mango Salad, Seaweed Salad, Mixed Green
- Soup: Miso Soup
- Steamed Egg Custard A-OK
- Grilled Salmon Belly A-OK
- Grilled Steak , really dry MEH
- Shrimp Tempura A-OK
- Grilled Eggplant OK
- Grilled Beef Ribs OK
- Vegetables OK
- Grilled BlacK Cod A-OK
- Dumplings OK
- Grilled Squid Dry MEH
- Snow Crab Leg A-OK
- Baked Scallop small and chewy MEH
- Garlic Shrimp was oily MEH
- Spicy Seafood Ramen, really bland and worse tasting bowl of Ramen ever
- Dessert: Sesame and Red Bean Ice Cream, Mixed Fruit (Strawberry and Orange)
Overall the food quality were quite good.
Sushi/Sashimi/Rolls all fresh and nicely presented. The "Teriyaki" and Grilled all tasted similar as they were all drowned in the same sauce. The special item was a little disappointed. Cook food from the kitchen just average and some below average.
Services can be a little slow. We have to ask for refill of tea a few time. The place was just half full...
10% gratuity is not automatically added so please remember to leave a tip.
Big Meal does have potential to be another decent AYCE Japanese Restaurant. Improvement needs to be make definitely in the Kitchen for their cook food.
I will be back again for lunch!