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| - Went here with some friends to try the $80/person Omakase. Was really looking forward to it as the only other time I've tried an Omakase was in Seattle and it left a very favourable impression on me.
From my brief understanding and experience, Omakase loosely translates to "chefs choice". This is great, I'm all for leaving it up to the chef to be creative and make up some dishes.
Had I known this Omakase meant the chef picking dishes off the menu and giving you a sample, I would have probably not tried this option. The restaurant is a small space located in an area where you would not expect to find a high-rated sushi restaurant.
First dish, a sampling plate consisting of 1 ceviche taco (can order on the menu $14, probably comes in threes), an Asian Caprese salad and a spicy salmon ball...tasty, artistic presentation but doesn't leave a wow factor. I don't get the Asian Caprese salad. It had tomatoes, mozz cheese, and *maybe* mint to replace basil but still tasted like a Caprese. I would probably not order this if it was on the menu simply because I could go to an Italian restaurant and get a far better version. Just like I would probably not go to an Italian restaurant to order a sushi roll.
Second dish, Seafood Ginger Miso Soup...very tasty miso soup with a hint of ginger that doesn't overpower but is enough to balance and add another level of flavour. But again, it seems like you can order this dish off the menu for $7.
Third dish, Wasabi Beek Steak...available off the menu ($29)
Fourth dish, Jerk Chicken Karaage (one piece) and Wasabi Tempura Prawn (one piece). The jerk chicken was very tender and moist, well seasoned and packed with flavour. But again...you can order this off the menu as an app for $9.
Fifth dish, a plate of assorted sashimi (fewer pieces) and sushi. There was uni, fish roe, Japan salmon, mackerel, tuna, octopus and yellowtail (hamachi). While most of the stuff on here were quite tasty, there weren't any fish you couldn't get at other restaurants and you can also order this off the menu too.
Sixth dish was dessert of cookie dough ice cream and green tea tiramisu. These two were both quite delicious.
With the spacing of the meal it was enough to eat but we were still hungry after so we ordered the sushi and sashimi combo...which had all the fish we just ate with the Omakase.
When you factor all this in plus one beer, taxs and tips, our bill came very close to $500.00 for a group of 4.
Here's the thing, I really believe we could have ordered most of the food off the regular menu and paid HALF the price. This Omakase, for the price they charge, leaves A LOT to be desired. The other food that you can't order...well, to be honest, I wouldn't have miss it...okay fine, the dessert was pretty spectacular.
The service wasn't terrible but wasn't memorable either. You would expect the waiters to know their dishes pretty well for an Omakase but several times we had to ask, "what are we eating, again"? and then met with, "it's probably salmon, let me check. (comes back) Yeah, it's salmon". The other times, the waitress had a thick accent and it was difficult to understand most of what she was saying. I know she's trying, I don't fault her for that. She did, however, a great job making sure out tea pot was constantly filled.
You go to sushi restaurants because you want to try their fish; that's my staple for what makes a great sushi restaurant. There weren't any fish on the menu or part of the Omakase that you could not get at other sushi restaurants of similar quality.
It's a nice restaurant but it doesn't justify the insane prices it charges.
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