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| - There are relatively few (respectable) sushi places downtown, and this one is among the latest nasty additions to the list of gross-out raw fish joints in the neighbourhood.
Actually, this could possibly be the worst. I know, I'm being "way harsh", and it's true, maybe they were having an off-day. I have seen this place packed during the evening, and I can imagine they must do well with the business crowd in the lunchtime. However, when we swung in at 3:00 pm to give it a try, we were the only ones there. (A few tables filled up by the time we left).
I went with the $9.99 sashimi lunch special, which came with soup and salad. The soup was the best part of the meal, mostly because it was the only thing that was as hot as it should have been. The salad was completely doused in the creamy sauce. A bit much.
The tea came and it was at the worst possible temperature - cold. Not cold like "chilled", but as in the been-sitting-out-for-2-hours cold. Seriously?
Our server brought the rice out way before the fish arrived, so by the time I was ready to enjoy it it was an unsettling room temperature. Now the sashimi arrived and it even looked bad. Sitting in a shallow pool of water (likely melted off the frozen fish), and, my oh my, what is this? Half of the sashimi was imitation crab and 2 nasty mini shrimps sliced down the middle! The white tuna tasted a little bizarre too, though that might've been psychological because the whole meal was such a disaster. I know, when you pay ten bucks for sashimi, what do you expect, but really - do we have to be punished for watching the wallet?
I'm going to say it - this was the worst sushi experience I've had in the city. If you have a bit more to spend, head to Japango next door, or for your cheap sushi fix, stay in the Annex.
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