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| - Don't let the Yelp map fool you, this Korean run sushi joint is located in a strip mall up at the corner of Leslie & York Mills. We snagged some hectic parking out front (Samjung is next door to a convenience store), but saw a sign that there was more parking out back.
Stumbling inside after hungrily searching for the place, we immediately noticed the quirky decor - fake fireplace, xmas tree in August, generic Asian kitsch. Being in a hurry we approached the 4 seater sushi bar only to discover that it was covered in take-out orders and prep work. Most of the other seating was inside private tatami rooms.
While we felt awkward asking, the staff were more than happy to clear off the sushi bar for us ,so we sat down & ordered. I started with a spicy scallop hand roll that came with pleasantly surprising crunchy bits (tempura crumbs I assume). It wasn't the best spicy scallop mix ever, but the sauce flavors were very good. I also had the avocado yam (tempura) roll which was very good, if a bit haphazardly assembled.
He had a black dragon roll (unagi wrapped, they also had green & red dragon rolls - can't remember what they used for the red) & a spicy tuna roll and seemed very pleased.
Overall, the food that we ordered was maybe 3 stars. The 4th comes from averaging that with the 5 star service. All of the staff seemed very enthused by our presence at the sushi bar and we were comped an amazingly delicious whole grilled saba (mackerel - 5 stars) .
I'll definitely be back the next time I am in Toronto, in addition to the sushi they have a really interesting Korean seafood menu with a few items on it that I would love to try.
If you appreciate the sushi bar experience and are in the area, please come in and give these folks a break from the constant stream of take out orders!
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