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| - Looking for some sushi in the Leaside village on Bayview, yes, there are now 3 Japanese eateries on the strip now, we decided to pop to California Roll. It was clean and modern (a bit sterile) inside the small resto with a tiny patio for outdoor dining. The restaurant features an all you can eat menu ($12.99 for lunch, and $18.99 for dinner?). After deciding to pass on stuffing our faces silly we ordered their lunch specials. This is probably one of the cheapest places to eat considering the area, but sadly this was apparent in the food. The salmon bento included just 2 filets of salmon with a lower end teriyaki smothering, a cup of steamed rice, and 2 orange slices. The soup was average, the salad was ok, but the sushi and maki was pretty disappointing. I thought perhaps we would receive a bit better quality for not ordering then AYCE sushi, but I think it was the exact opposite in this case. The salmon maki was a sliver of warm fish surrounded by rice and wrapped poorly, while the other rolls were equally underwhelming in both taste, preparation and quality. Ugh. 2 stars for that dog scrap.
The only reason I give it a 3 is because there AYCE lunch had some really good variety and roll selection and it even had dim sum! The party beside us were feasting on some decent sushi and all sorts of hot dishes from short ribs to steak and garlic. The quality was still probably not the best but for its $12.99 price point, it's worth it to go for the AYCE.
Overall, i probably wouldn't return, but if I ever found myself starving one afternoon in the Leaside village and craving sushi, I'd pop in.
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