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| - Maybe 3.5 stars for me, only because I thought the 4+ rating was overly generous. Don't get me wrong this is not a bad restaurant, but other than their amazing variety of rolls, nothing else really stood out to me. Perhaps we went at a busy time, but our rolls took ridiculously long to come and I was really hungry. I think if they were really a 4+ restaurant they should have brought us some apps (salad etc) when they realized they were backlogged in the roll-making. We did all get a miso soup to begin with, but that doens't really fill your stomach.
So we ordered the 1) Dancing roll: Mango on top of spicy salmon and shrimp tempura roll. So I thought this was okay, there were thin slices of mango on top, but I really didn't taste the spicy salmon and I thought the flavours didn't go well together. Perhaps they needed some special sauce or crunchy bits. 2) French kiss roll: Shrimp and avocado on top of roll with crunchy powder, crabmeat, mayonnaise, fish eggs, avocado, cucumber, and apple. This was definitely different for me. I really liked the avocado and it went well with the crab meat and mayo. The apple gives it a refreshing kick. 3) Spider roll: Avocado, cucumber, fish eggs, deep-fried crabstick, soft shell crab. This one was not bad, there were some crispy fried bits and fish eggs that tie all the ingredients together. 4) Chicken yakiudon: This was a bit spicy but not bad. Overall, I thought yes, the rolls had generous amount of ingredients and not too much rice. But I thought the rice was too compacted and you can't taste the soft chewy texture. The pieces of rolls were quite big but when I tried to bite into it it would fall apart. I'm not sure if other people have issues with this. I definitely like the variety of rolls they had, but I'm not sure if they had to compromise the quality. The price range was definitely attractive though.
Lastly, I thought this restaurant was super clean in my standards, including the washroom. The staff were really friendly, they came around to give us tea and also green tea ice-cream in the end. I will definitely come back and maybe try their more interestng rolls to see if I can upgrade their rating.
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