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| - Blowfish has reopened after their fire, and I learned, under a different business arrangement (the previous business partners split, so the Bay Street location is no longer Blowfish). I was glad to see a number of their popular dishes remaining on their menu, despite a make-over and a new chef.
The new decor is very lush and there is a warm calm vibe when you enter. But a little later on into the night, the music gets turned up loud, and you can barely hear each other speak. They have also tried to put in more tables into the dining space, making it a tight squeeze to leave our table, and also when heading to/from the restrooms.
Having frequented Blowfish often before, there were a lot of must-have dishes that we wanted after such a long absence. Still on the menu are: the giant ebi shooter (they have also introduced a baby size but we went for the giant, of course), spicy rock shrimp, hot oil hamachi and lobster and shrimp dumpling appetizers all met the high standards that we had in our memories.
But unfortunately, where things have faltered is the sushi. The appearance and the "tightness" of the makimonos were terrible - they were lopsided and they collapsed the minute you try to pick up an individual piece. We had a lot of rice drop off into our soy sauce dishes because they were falling apart at even the most careful and lightest touch. For the prices they charge, this is not acceptable, and we gave feedback to the server, who said he'd pass it onto the kitchen. Fortunately, they all tasted very good, and we tried our old favourites - such as the red hot curry roll, the spicy tuna with rock shrimp, and they even made the black & blue for us even though it was not on the menu. Additionally, we tried a couple of new dishes: the pyramid sashimi and the jalapeño hamachi. The jalapeño hamachi is definitely a welcomed addition, but the sashimi didn't blow us away.
Tak is still the manager of this location and he was his usual charming self, mixing and mingling with the guests. He also comped a couple of desserts as it was a birthday celebration, so that was very generous. One of them was a new mocha trio that was fun and delicious.
We would return again if only for the bi shooter and spicy rock shrimp - we often talked about how we missed having these dishes during their reno! And I'm willing to give another chance to see if their makimono quality control was just "off" on the night we visited.
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