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| - This is what sushi should be. Fresh fish, unassuming, no frills - just kickass sushi.
This place has been around since 1978, and it looks like it. If you're looking for atmosphere, go somewhere else. If you want good traditional Japanese - there is nothing more old school than this - although Chef Masuda seems to have added a couple of California-inspired items to the menu. If Hattori Hanzo ran a sushi joint in Toronto, this would be it. (Never asked him for Japanese steel, but am still very curious about the Karate awards hanging on the wall in kanji that I can barely make out). Seriously - Chef Masuda has been slicing tasty morsels of fish before most of the Queen/Bloor Street sushi chefs were born - really gotta wonder if the only people in Toronto eating raw fish when Mikado first opened, were only on National Geographic specials.
Anyhow - stick with the traditional stuff, go a la carte if you can afford it, otherwise, get sushi and sashimi combos - can't go wrong.
I only wish this place was cheaper and/or the portions were a bit bigger. But that's like saying you wish they serve 24oz filet mignons at your favorite steakhouse, without having to buy 3 x 8oz ones.
Go and try it. Thank me later.
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