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| - Had a regular family dinner on a Monday night, mixed diet restrictions. For seven, we ordered the small sashimi and sushi boat, chicken udon (soup), chicken yaki udon (fried), beef teriyaki and black cod. The portion was good, as miso soup, green salad, appetizers, and green tea ice cream were on the house alongside our meals. Appetizers were Korean glass noodles, pickled turnip, pickled greens, and kimchi - signature as the store was operated by Koreans.
Everything came out timely-the right temperature for everything. Plating looked great, just the table got a bit cramped as we were already a party of seven seated at a six-person table.
The sashimi and sushi "boat" came on a square plate, with a good variety of items. The sashimi was not particularly flavourful, but I was grateful that nothing was frozen. The sushi was proportionate and stayed intact between bites-a good sign. Of the items I had, nothing stood out to me.
The udons were flavourful and had many toppings - lots of spring onion, seaweed strips, panko, parsley...a bit much for my personal preference.
The beef teriyaki and black cod both each came with a bowl of rice as they were "mains". Half the beef teriyaki was too tough, but the other half was cooked to the desired medium and was soft. Served on a bed of onions and peppers, and topped with two sprigs of asparagus, the vegetables created a refreshing flavour. The black cod was similarly plated and was also very flavourful - I preferred the cod over the beef.
Near the end of our meal we were offered a steamed salmon head half on the house, cooked with what looked like spicy kimchi sauce. Upon tasting it, the salmon head was soft and moist, and the spice gave an interesting kick of flavour that was easy to stomach for all.
Overall-a safe, uneventful choice for simple "Japanese" dinner with family, will have return to check out the much discussed flounder special and live octopus...
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