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| - This review is long, looong overdue and reposted with slight variation from fb because I'm lazy and still mean every word. Me and my family have been going to inatei for special events such as birthdays and anniversaries or when we're just craving quality sashimi for years, and have never ever been disappointed. The ambiance, plating and overall presentation of the food really adds another layer to the experience. Raymond; the owner and his staff (shoutout to Monica aka best waitress) and his wife (who I've never seen but she makes all the desserts and omg they're so amazing you'll weep) have always provided such grade A* service that unlike a lot of the restaurants downtown always keeps me coming back for more.
Everyday a new fresh sashimi Menu is made (Thursday-Sat has the best options) and that's what we usually like to order from. Over the years I've been able to eat the most exotic Japanese dishes, most notable include: Uni, Ebi, lobster sashimi, Shima aji, kinki fish, seared tuna belly etc.The prices can seem quite high but when comparing the quality to some popular Japanese restaurants downtown like Guu Izakaya, I find the prices very reasonable.
Like many fresh foods, prices and available items can vary throughout the year but I find there is always something I enjoy. Entire fishes are made to order and you can choose to make the the remains of (after the fish mean has been sliced and presented) into another course of fish soup or have the remains grilled or fried. I like how nothing's wasted. On the main menu I really like to order the spicy salmon maki with extra crunch (it has green onion so be sure to let the waitress know if that's not your thing) and the sake roll which is basically a big ass palm sized cucumber roll with salmon, carrots, cucumber avocado and fake crab. Another nice touch is that they serve white ginger (sweeter and crisper then the typical pink one) and fresh ground wasabi which my dad really enjoys.
They offer complimentary dessert at the end which is always a great touch. The dessert varies, from shot glass puddings (coffee, berry, durian, lychee) to uncle tetsu-esque cheesecakes or the thousand layer crepe cake. I've genuinely never had a bad dessert. The owners wife makes the majority of the desserts and me and my sister are her biggest fans. Personally I have been unable to find a restaurant that beats Inatei, it's my absolute favourite restaurant and really deserves more recognition IMO. Overall inatei is definitely a restaurant with range; it can be both casual or fancy and I really like that despite their highbrow ingredients they treat you like family, there's no pretension and I've always had the best time.
TL:DR Get the sashimi, rolls and stay for the complimentary dessert, tres amazing.
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