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Anyways, everything the other reviewers wrote is true. A very elegantly decorated place, friendly and attentive staff, unobtrusive ambient music, skilfully made and presented food (I've tried among other things Unagi and Fire Mountain maki rolls and Salmon sashimi, which were I would say on a 4 out of 5 stars level), etc.
What I wanted to draw your attention to though is the Mackerel sashimi. I don't remember where I read it before, but somebody said that it was one of the best mackerel he/she ever tried. So I decided to check it for myself. And oh boy did it blew me away! It's unlike any mackerel I've ever tried before. The easiest way to describe it is what a friend of mine did, by comparing it to pickled herring. Only it was like 50 times better! In fact we were so impressed that I decided to ask the owner what the secret was and (surprisingly) he went so far as to tell us all the details. I don't know if I should reveal all of their secrets, but basically they soak the mackerel in a certain Chilean semi-dry wine (btw it's a 30$ bottle in an LCBO store), let it sit there for a couple of days and then slice and serve it. Definitely a star of the show and a must have if you ask me.
Pricewise it's not the cheapest place out there, but honestly for what you get at this place, it's worth every penny. And that is even before counting in the extras: a salad and a miso soup as appetizers and a ginger or a green tea ice-cream and the traditional diced orange for dessert. Definitely a go-back-to place.
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