When I went to Angus Pho a couple of months back, I noticed this place that seemed quite modern and busy of a sushi restaurant. I frequent the Yonge/Finch area, so I knew I was going to try here eventually, and today I did.
At 11:40am this restaurant was empty. However by the time I left at 12:30pm there was a small lineup with the restaurant being completely full; pretty good considering the competitive food environment in this area.
I ordered the Sushi A lunch set, which came with a soup and salad. The salad was okay, but the soup tasted quite good! There were also a lot of green onions in the soup, which I really liked (the greener the better!). The sushi set came way before I was finishing the soup and salad, which I sorta didn't like as it took about 3-4 minutes for me to finish the starters before I managed to delve into the sushi.
The sushi tasted very good! There was a large variety of fish, which for $11 after tax I was very surprised. The rice was a little undercooked, but not that severely.
Service was great when the restaurant wasn't that full, however once it was full it was extremely difficult to ask for the bill. I guess a problem though was I never noticed there was a button to press for assistance until after I asked for the bill...but it wasn't exactly placed at a noticeable spot.
I think Hamaru is probably the best sushi restaurant in the Yonge/Finch vicinity; I definitely prefer this place over Ume at least.