The other day I received a flyer for Hokkaido sushi in my door. I'm a huge sushi fan, and since my favourite sushi spot (Sushi Bon on Queen st.) is a bit of a hike I figured I would give Hokkaido a shot.
It's always good to try new things, and at least now I'm not left wondering "what if that place is good". It wasn't. The food was - for lack of a better word - "wet". The sushi was wet. The beef skewers were wet. The salmon was wet. The rolls were wet. Everything had an odd moisture to it that was very off-putting. The fish was not fresh at all and the salmon had a weird pale colour to it. The yakitori was the gristliest, darkest meat they were able to find on a chicken. Even the avocado was bland.
The service was friendly, however they gave away half our order to the only other table occupying the restaurant and we sat there waiting for it for about 10 minutes before I had to walk up and ask where the rest of our food was. They were apologetic, but then later lost our order again when we wanted desert. They also forgot my boyfriends drink after ordering it twice.
There are many better sushi places in the area, and others in the city worth traveling to. Whether you're a sushi novice or seasoned expert, you're better off going to any other sushi place than this one.