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| - Normally I don't check on yelp before eating somewhere new. Risky, I know, but I prefer my opinion to be unbiased to the fullest.
This is one of those times that I wish I had...
I stopped in on my way to Costco because I hadn't seen it before. I am a sushi lover and love checking out new places in Markham. It was dead - not a single person there but me- and in hindsight, I get it.
I got the bento box with chicken teriyaki, steamed rice, 3 piece California and spicy salmon (I asked for all spicy salmon) 3 pieces salmon sushi and tempura, which consisted of one small shrimp and a few slivers of vegetable. It also came with the standard miso soup and salad.
Where to begin? The salad was terrible and incredibly small. We're talking a mouthful here, a few pieces of lettuce, a chunk of cucumber and some stringed carrot covered in what I presume was teriyaki sauce. The miso was lukewarm and watery and probably the worst miso soup I've ever had. The stuff I make at home out of a bag tastes miles better.
Then the bento came. The chicken was tiny little chunks of white rubbery substance, mixed with a watery teriyaki sauce. Somehow it was cold, which is odd because it seemed like they just cooked it. I got a pea sized piece of wasabi and no ginger, which I had to ask for. The only redeeming part of the meal was the spicy salmon, which had a nice flavour and was made the way I liked it. The salmon sushi was average in every way.
It came up to $17.80 after a modest tip and was the single worst bento box I've had. I am a bit of a sentimentalist so I like to give small places a chance. But I honestly cannot beleive they are still in business with the really poor value they deliver for no small sum. I will never go here again. You'd honestly be better off getting a hot dog down the street at Costco for $1.50. Seriously.
I highly recommend avoiding this place, unless you have a streak of sadomasicism in you want want to support a tiny, unsatisfactory sushi place that is likely a money laundering front... it's the only way I can understand how they are still in business.
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