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| - I'll just start by saying that this is one of my favourite Japanese restaurants in Toronto.
The ambience is nice, not too loud, and has a nice traditional Japanese feel to it. Service is friendly and fairly attentive if a bit slow, although it can be a bit harder to flag down a server if you're sitting in a booth.
Their food has been consistently good every time I've gone. In my opinion, some of their highlights are their sushi spring roll, tempura (their batter is light and crispy without being overly dense or oily), rolls/sushi in general (good selection of both more traditional and modern maki, along with fresh fish), and their robata grill - if you choose to sit at the robata bar you can see your food being prepared in front of you (definitely try their black cod).
One of Nami's specialty dishes is their sushi pizza, which seems to be a dish unique to Toronto. I've seen variations of this at Japanese restaurants all over the GTA and not in any other city I've been to, but Nami's sushi pizza is definitely the best - it's a crispy rice cake topped with salmon sashimi, green onions, tobiko, and a mildly spicy sauce.
They don't have a big selection of desserts, but their green tea creme brulee is pretty good, as is their black sesame ice cream.
Nami definitely caters to the business crowd and their prices reflect that, but overall, I'd say Nami is definitely one of the best places for good Japanese food in Toronto hands down.
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