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| - 2nd visit to Matsuda for lunch AYCE. Tenichi would have been a good AYCE choice but unfortunately they don't do it for weekday lunch. Matsuda is closer to me so I came back instead.
Was really impressed with the food today and feel bad for not giving them more credits and providing more details.
I really like most of what I ordered today and am very impressed with the quality and care they seem to put into every single item.
What I ordered and really like:
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salmon sushi - though fish is thinly sliced, it's fresh, not half thawed, presented nicely with 'tail' draping over rice, rice is also cooked well, not too hard or mushy
miso soup - light, not too salty, something about it just taste better than other places
mango roll - mango sauce is nice, sweet and refreshing
sunshine roll - love the spicy mayo, not too overpowering
sirloin steak - cooked fresh to order, straight from the grill and arrive hot at your table, cubes of tender, juicy, garlicky goodness, love the small slices of garlic tossed in
beef teriyaki skewer - like the sirloin steak, very tender and juciy, but marinade is sweet
onion rings - tempura style, lightly fried to perfection, onion is thick cut enough so you really get the texture and taste of the onion under the light batter
tempura calamari and tempura zucchini - also lightly battered and fried with care, calamari is tender and not over cooked
Matsuda golden shrimp - very lightly battered and fried to perfection, very plump, juicy, fresh shrimp taste
fried capelins/smelts - nicely fried and not greasy
grilled cuttlefish balls / takoyaki - very good
mango yogurt - light and refreshing, definitely everyone's must have
mango mousse - good flavor, smooth, like eating a good mango mousse cake
durian mousse - like whipped cream with good amount of durian flavor, very nice if you like durian
I'm certain there are lots more well made items on the menu, but that's all my stomach have room for today :)
Then there are a few things that I felt were meh...not so great, nothing special, could have done better:
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tiramisu - like bland whipped cream
rainbow roll - average, nothing special like the mango roll or the sunshine roll and doesn't deserve to be a "chef's recommendation"
Overall, the food is really good here. Better than what I remembered the first time to be.
However, though service is quick and they rarely mess up on orders at lunch, the tone of the servers aren't so friendly, especially when the place starts getting busy. If only they care about their persona like they do with the food. Guess they figure there's no need to be nice to you since the bill already include tips.
Washroom is very clean.
This place is 5 min from my home and as long as they keep up the quality, it will be my regular AYCE.
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