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| - Waiting in line at a Wal-Mart purchasing clips to build a fort in my room later that night, we were getting hungry, we're an indecisive couple so we like to blackball cuisines and introduce criteria to narrow down our options. "No burritos, no Chinese, no Korean, no purple foods...", 10 minutes later in line we were still getting no where, our main qualifier was "cheap", so naturally we call up our good friend Jeff to decide for us.
Hanabi or "Hanabu" (several 8"x11" printouts of restaurant hours had Hanabu written on them) is a small Japanese restaurant hidden away in the corner of the Midland/Finch plaza, it was busy on a Saturday night like any restaurant should be and it being a small restaurant, we squished ourselves in the foyer with our girthy friend and another 6-10 people before we were seated.
My girlfriend and I had ordered Bento Dinner meals while Jeff ordered the chirashi (probably the cheapest meal on the menu). Do not believe what you see on the menus, they are wildly inaccurate. Our bentos came in waves rather than in a bento box as shown on the menu, first the side dishes (miso soup w/ bean sprouts?, edamame, salad, a piece of salmon, and congee?), they were plentiful and tasted ok but some items were questionable for a Japanese restaurant. Next were the main dishes which came, the maki and sushi were of various shapes and sizes which may be attributed to the chef's zany sense of humour, and the handroll was drenched in teriyaki sauce, he must really like his sauce. The portion size was generous for the pricing so we thought we were done but 20 minutes after we had finished, 2 plates of wild tempura appeared! There were 5-6 pieces of mixed tempura along with a bowl of inverted rice which was enough for a small meal in itself. Finally, the night was ended with a scoop of green tea ice cream.
PROS:
-Cheap (we knew we could count on Jeff)
-Large portion sizes and variety for a bento
CONS:
-Maki rolls look like they were made one handed, like the chef was preparing them 2 at a time to be more efficient
-uncomfortable ambience, the tables are quite close together, chairs are akin to a food court, and some random old man sitting with his back to us kept turning and staring at our table the entire night
-Confusing signage
-GF said the tea tasted a bit like soap
An OK place to fill yourself on the cheap if quality isn't a concern.
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