Sushi Bar at Broadview and Queen is as close to a local sushi/izakaya place as I could get. I have fancy, gourmet sushi around the corner from my place so sometimes I like the calm, sushi-all-the-time-with-decent-prices feel of Sushi Bar.
They always start off with a bunch of try-ems. Tonight is was a small noodle soup, edamame, cellophane noodle salad and the neighborhood friendly deep fried tofu. I've had a bunch of other little bites here, and usually the spicy bean sprouts are my favourite (regardless of how Korean they feel) but tonight I took the time to enjoy the savory marshmallow qualities in the tofu.
Because I was in a real sushi mood, I only ordered tuna tataki, yellowtail sushi, salmon sushi and unagi sushi.
The tataki showed up looking like tuna tartar on corn chips. The waitress admitted to me that she made a mistake and asked me if I would like the tartar dish instead. I politely declined and asked for what I had ordered.
When I received my sushi and tataki they were very hardy, filling pieces of fish. I wouldn't order the tataki again. Maybe I should take the corn chip substitute next time.
My bill still ended up being ridiculously high for one person. Maybe I should read it next time.