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| - Just had a GREAT lunch at Mikado.
It was my second time there. When I ordered my lunch, the waitress asked me if I like wasabi on my sushi. Something I haven't been asked at a Japanese restaurant since I was a kid, when Japanese restaurants were a more authentic delicacy. It was my first clue that this would be a good lunch.
While waiting for my food, I peered over to the hand-written a-la-carte sushi menu on a whiteboard by the sushi bar. I saw things like Spanish Mackerel, Sea Eel, Abalone, Tuna Belly and King Crab. A very long, impressive selection.
Had the Tempura Appetizer ($8.95) - great, a creative variety of vegetables and two wonderful shrimp. Shrimp were a bit less long than some other places, but were also more plump and perfectly cooked. Will definitely order this again.
From their lunch menu, I picked sushi set A, the largest and most expensive ($18.95). It came with 3 cucumber rolls, 3 tuna rolls, and 8 pieces of nigiri. Every piece was delicious and special - no filler here. The fish was noticeably fresh and the pieces were surprisingly large. Even the Kani (crab) and Tamago (egg), which I usually don't like, were great!
Some of the best-tasting sushi I've had in this city. Much better than Sushi On Bloor and New Generation, which have great single items (salmon, butterfish) and are very cheap, but lack overall consistency. This sushi was special. You could tell that it was authentic Japanese-made sushi, unlike the Cantonese-run establishments named above.
So, the difference is that you're paying a bit more and getting a far better product. The eel was grilled to order, the salmon was topped with dust-fine lemon zest, the tuna was impossibly fresh and creamy, the cucumber was cut impeccably small...
The other time I went there, it was for dinner and I ordered Amaebi (sweet shrimp), my favorite piece of sushi, a-la-carte and to my surprise, the double-shrimp arrived with the heads still attached. It was the single best-tasting Amaebi that I've ever had.
I could go on and on.
If you like Japanese food, and it's not too annoying for you to get there (#56 Bus from Donlands or Eglinton stations), you should really try this place! And they have parking in the back.
It's a great way to have special, authentic sushi (think Sushi Marche, or even Ame), at a much more reasonable price.
Be sure to check the operating hours before getting too hungry, and call ahead during peak hours to make a reservation. If you're going with friends, ask for one of the private tatami rooms.
Oh, and they have a menu on their website!
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