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I eat at Sushi Sky at least once a month, usually with colleagues, occasionally with friends who work nearby. This particular visit was stop number four in a 72-hour birthday bender, an old Hamilton friend turned fellow Torontonian, P.S., was buying me lunch.
I've always been a fan of Sushi Sky for their speed and value. For $15, I can get absolutely rammed full of Japanese food, usually rolls and sashimi. I usually go for the 8-piece Sashimi Appetizer ($8) and Super Set A ($7), which comprises salad, soup and 12 rolls. The food is always good but never earth-shattering. It's just decent sushi for a decent price. Realistically, you only need the Super Set, and they have $5 sets too.
A lot of sushi servers I encounter have a way of "dumping" food at the table with little to no concern for whose it is or how it's presented. Some places are worse than others, but these days Sushi Sky seems to have deteriorated in this department. It's gotten to the point where I'm starting to feel rushed or that I'm getting in my server's way by enjoying my lunch. They now leave plates hanging half-off the table from time to time or play bumper plates in order to shuffle them around. Maybe it's like this everywhere, but I don't like it one bit.
Notwithstanding my objections, everyone else I dine with seems to like Sushi Sky and doesn't usually worry too much about these things, which is why I'd note that they're OK for groups. The only time I saw anyone else bothered about the service was when a server pointed out that a colleague had dropped her napkin on the floor, and proceeded to stare at her until she picked it up and handed it to him. She actually had to ask for a new one!
Good for groups, good for a fast lunch. If you work nearby, you can probably eat and get back to the office in 45 minutes or less.
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