I am having this strange feeling... I am on a MISSION to try out all the Japanese restaurants in GTA...
Which lead me to Rikishi Japanese Restaurant - a nice little restaurant... Super Friendly Smiley Waitress who kept asking me zillions of time if I ready to order... even when I told her we are a party of 3....and I sitting alone waiting....waiting.... waiting....
Love the separate Vegetarian Menu...It will make coming here with my Veggie Hot Date enjoyable as the questions of "if any thing being harm to cook this dish?" redundant.
The Tapas style Appetizer were quite interesting... the one I like the most is the Renkon-hasamiage (Tempura style lotus roots). I felt like I am eating some comfort food... excellent texture and with a tad of sweetness... taste much better than Tempura Yam.
Sushi Deluxe served the traditional way... the fresh fish went well with the shari rice... No funky strange rolls or sushi... solid nigiri sushi
Spicy Salmon/Spicy Scallop Roll which was the only request Roma has for the night were nicely done! We ended up making her share her rolls with us and forced her to eat everything else but the Tako-sumisu (Octopus)... (at least this Octopus is not alive!! not moving...)
Oshi Sushi with Salmon made me think of takeout food... small and compact and ready to go... all you need to do is pop it in your mouth whenever you desire... I wish the Chef would have cut that into smaller bite size pieces...
Rikishi Japanese Restaurant is definitely a neighbourhood gem! Definitely give it a try if you are in the area!