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Cuisine: Japanese
Location: Dundas Square
Address: 122 Elizabeth St
Price Range: $15~25
1: Poor 2: OK 3: Good 4: Very Good 5: Excellent
Food: 3
Service: 4
Ambiance: 2
Overall: 3
Extra information:
*Open for Lunch
*Small seating area
*Lunch specials
*Known for fresh sashimi
*Korean owned
Ok, so I know I am a little too harsh when it comes to Japanese food. But I can't just ignore the fact that I am originally from the westcoast and have been SPOILED with fresh, cheap, good quality sushi all my life. At least now I know for a fact that I shouldn't expect good cheap sushi in Toronto, my standards for Japanese sushi joints have been reset, Toronto style.
Japango is a Korean run sushi restaurant hidden away in a quiet corner of Elizabeth Street. I read up couple reviews and everyone was raving about their fresh sashimi and sushi, so why not give it a try? Restaurant is pretty small with seating for 15 people MAX. Other than the fact that the chairs were uncomfortables, I found it be quite cozy seated in the corner. Japango received many 'awards' and 'compliments' from various magazines/websites/papers such as Toronto Star, Zagat and Now Magazine.
Ordered: SASHIMI BENTO - 2/5
*4 types of sashimi, rice, salad and a sidedish for $13.00
*4 sections to bento box consisting of sashimi, veggies, rice and sald
*There are 4 types of basic sashimi (typical salmon and tuna), they are fresh very tiny in terms of size
*I found the Cooked Zucchini(4 pieces) to be really out of place in this box, I felt like it was just a way for them to fill up one of the sections
*They give you lots and lots of plain rice.WHY? I have no idea! It wasn't even sushi rice (vinegar, salt and sugar) and I had nothing to eat it with. I felt like they were trying to fill me up with rice
*Again, lots of boring salad with typical japanese salad dressing
*Yes, sashimi was fresh but they are just so tiny there is nothing to chew.
*There is not much to eat and this is not worth $13, I rather just get sashimi separately
Ordered: SUSHI #2 COMBO - 3/5
*8 pieces of nigiri sushi and a California roll for $14.00
*4 different types of fish, 2 pieces each
*Nigiri was all decent, fresh but nothing special
*California roll was super dry (Y U NO MAKE YUMMY ROLLS IN TO!?)
*I wasn't full or satisfied after this combo, but if I was craving decent quality nigiri, I would get this again
Throughout the meal, I asked for more ginger and they got a small side of it for me. But when it arrived, I saw there were bits of wasabi on their ginger. This could mean they re-use their ginger after serving it (ew)? I am not saying they do but when you see wasabi on ginger...it makes you wonder. Also, they put lemon in their ice water which is kind of nice. But when I first got it, there were no lemon slices in the cup and only the lemon pulps were visible and for a second I thought the water was dirty. So just keep that in mind when you ask for ice water. I was there when they just opened so there weren't that many people at the restaurant but overall they had good service. The waitresses were super attentive, friendly and helpful.
The bill came to $30.51 after tax before tip. Kind of expensive for lunch maybe?
Summary: Unless you are a tiny little asian girl, this place won't fill you up until you burn a hole in your wallet. It's not my favorite spot yet but I am willing to give it another try if I am craving nigiri sushi. Just make sure to stay away from sashimi bento box!!
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