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| - Owner/Chef Seiichi Kashiwabara took over the restaurant in the year 2000 and has had a local following of customers since.
There were 4 of us and we ordered the omakase (chefs selection), as well as from the regular menu. My husband and I shared the sashimi and sushi omakas.
The omakase experience was so spectacular, it did not matter that the restaurant was in a strip mall in a sketchy looking part of Scarborough, or that it was beside a vacant store, a "spa" AND a strip club. Each bite of the fish served made me feel like I was in an intimate restaurant in Japan. This was the closest experience to what I imagine it would be like eating at Chef Jiro Ono restaurant in Japan ("Jiro Dreams of Sushi"), where the passionate chef chooses what fish to serve.
For the sushi omakase, the fish was served in a successive order, one-at-a time. As I sat at the sushi bar, there was uncontrollable drool as I watched the chef prepare each masterpiece. Following the chefs recommendation, soy sauce was brushed on each sushi prior to serving with wasabi placed in between each sushi piece.
The sashimi omakase order included but not limited to toro (tuna), regular tuna belly, medium tuna belly, sea bream with yuzu, shrimp, uni (sea urchin), octopus, skipjack, hamachi, mackerel, fluke and king fish.
The fish selection and quality was outstanding! Each bite was divine, mouth-watering and heavenly.
As a consensus, our party favourite was the toro and uni sushi, so we had to order additional pieces to satisfy our sushi needs.
Also, compared to other tasting menus, Zen Sushi was the best bang for buck at $52.50! Amazing!
Other dishes I would recommend are:
*Broiled beef tongue-It was well seasoned and tender.
*Broiled squid-There was a good bounce to the squid meat.
*Salmon neck- It was full of flavour!
*Home-made mandarin pie- It was light and fluffy
Overall:
I have a lot of love for this little restaurant. There is so much pride and love from the owners/chefs at the restaurant and you can taste it with every bite.
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