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| - This is a 3.5 from me. I came here for an early dinner a week or so ago. It's a little dark, but the ambiance is still pretty cozy.
I decided to get the Chirashi dinner. It came with the standard soup and salad, along with fried tofu and potato strands. Like another yelper mentioned, the miso soup had a bit of an odd and unpleasant chlorinated taste to it.
Chirashi was $15.95. There was a lot of fish! Quantity wise, definitely worth the cost. It was at the point where actually getting to the rice was difficult. Still, the fish was fresh and the rice was good! I particularly enjoyed the juicy butter fish and the fresh BC tuna.
While the flavors and the freshness were good I feel like the temperature was not controlled well despite being one of the few patrons of the restaurant at the time. By this I mean that the fish was kind of oddly luke-warm. It's a little hard to explain, so I'll just say I've had better Chirashi for the same/less cost. That being said, Akai is definitely better than say, Sushi on Bloor or New Gen, despite being a little more expensive. It's also only open for dinner.
Before I left I was also treated to a complimentary mango ice cream. Awesome! It's why I'm tacking on the .5 to the score.
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