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| - As others have mentioned, this is one small, cramped restaurant. Fitting 20 diners in this space is kind of like seeing how many people you can fit in an elevator at a single moment. It was not comfortable. It made what should have been a zen experience of sushi tasting into a madhouse. Add screaming children into the mix and the echo reflections of the glass windows into the small space. It was pretty bad.
The signature Japango roll is pretty good. It is a simple california roll at its base, covered with lightly grilled salmon, sliced scallops, tobiko, and finished with an abure flame for a slight smoky flavor. There is a lot of sauce. I don't know if it's really worth it though because the california roll base is so normal. I would have at least expected a dynamite roll inside.
The bento boxes, which were quite popular as I saw that nearly every table had ordered one, was one of the worst I've ever had. I ordered the beef bento box, but I don't think it would differ much from the other bento's. The number of dishes is small, the portion size is small, and the quality of the cooking was barely adquate. My beef skirt steak was overcooked, past well done, chewy and tough. I've had so many perfectly cooked small steaks at a variety of restaurants, that I was shocked to be given such a dish. The only nice thing I can say about this steak was the grilled smoky flavor. But the consistency of the meat, the toughness of the chew, made this a chore to eat. I think the steak was from the previous night, and they reheated it past well done to make sure that it was safe to serve.
The salad was a joke. Lettuce and some arugula drowned in citrus dressing. Horrible. The watame salad was too salty and flavorless. Why even bother serving it when it is so bad. The two slices of pickled daikon in the middle just added to the bizarreness of the meal. I felt like the bento box was a thumb in the nose at their guests. I've had better bento boxes for nearly half the price.
The service was pathetic. The female servers were gossiping in the corner. Tea was brought out nearly ten to fifteen minutes after I sat down, with the meal. I got up and poured my own glass of water since it was obvious that the girls couldn't be bothered to do that for me. It took 5 minutes to get my bill, and then another 5 minutes to get the change. With a maximum of 20 customers, 2 servers couldn't handle it? I've seen restaurants with 30-40 customers, and 2 servers running like mad to serve them all.
The sushi chefs wore perpetual scowls on their face. It was like they hated being there and working there. I hated being there and eating there.
And the cost of the meal. Omg, I can't believe I paid so much for such a negative experience. If this was one of the more highly rated japanese sushi places in Toronto, then I'm probably never getting sushi in this city again.
If you must eat here, order take out, but be prepared to wait an hour or more for the food.
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