The sushi woe, is a story I know far to well in the city of Toronto. I think Toronto should go down in history for having the most sushi restaurants per square foot in one city that are for the most part, disappointing.
I've walked by District about 100 times, always curious as to what it was, assuming it was some French Italian fusion bistro. One fateful evening on a Monday I was hungry for sushi. My favorite place was closed and we had exhausted all other places. My partner told me about a place in Riverdale called District that he heard was really good from colleagues. I decided to take the risk and give it a try. Pulling up I was shocked to see that the District I had walked by so many times was a sushi restaurant. Not only was it a sushi restaurant, it was a damn good one too.
The place is very modern and trendy with paintings and photographs of local artist hanging on the walls. Service was top notch. A young lady from Australia who was very cheerful and helpful with suggestions. We ordered a slew of things. Salmon Tartare, Magura Salad, Sushi Pizza (best one I ever had), Tuna Tuna Maki and District Maki. Both were unbelievable. Fish is incredibly fresh and the flavors are perfectly balanced and don't over power the taste of the fish.
After sharing a Sapporo I would call it the perfect evening. I was happy to find another sushi joint to put on my very short list. Excited to go back soon.